A Critical Forum on Media and Culture
A Critical Forum on Media and Culture
Exploring the ways in which the cast of Tropic Thunder confronts the movie’s use of blackface.
Read moreA look at YouTube’s issues with copyright infringement.
Read moreA look at the bizarre comedy of Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
Read moreA discussion of Rambo (2008) and the possibility of a “post-realist” cinema
Read moreA critical look at the politics of queer representation on daytime television.
Read moreAn examination of iCarly’s convergence comedy.
Read moreA discussion of the possibilities of an online introduction to television course.
Read moreiPhone Canada, almost at your fingertips On July 7, as a longtime consumer of Apple products (and on their mailing list), I received the following invitation. Upon opening the invitation, I was welcomed by an English-speaking white man explaining the simplicity of the iPhone—its “standard for design,” that it is a “revolutionary device,” its “advanced capabilities,” and that it would […]
Read moreA consideration of the gender politics of 30 Rock and the feminist implications of Liz Lemon’s desire to “have it all.”
An investigation of newer virtual spaces and the shift of creative freedom away from users and back to technologists and advertisers.
Read moreA personal reflection on the legacy of Liz Phair’s Exile in Guyville in relation to the 15 year anniversary re-issue of the album.
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