Bazin’s Action Hero?
John Cline / FLOW staff
A discussion of Rambo (2008) and the possibility of a “post-realist” cinema
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Don’t Drop the Soap Opera: Decoding Queer Visibility on As the World Turns
Dana C. Gravesen / New York University
A critical look at the politics of queer representation on daytime television.
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Ethan Thompson / Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
An examination of iCarly’s convergence comedy.
Read moreTVS 101: Teaching an Online Intro to Television Course
Shelley Rodrigo / Mesa Community College
A discussion of the possibilities of an online introduction to television course.
Read moreiPhones come to Canada: High costs and long lines
Barbara Crow / York University
iPhone 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 […]
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Jane Feuer / University of Pittsburgh
“I Can Have It All”: Liz Lemon Negotiates Power, One Sandwich at a Time
A. Vesey and K. Lambert/FLOW Staff
A consideration of the gender politics of 30 Rock and the feminist implications of Liz Lemon’s desire to “have it all.”
Keep on rockin’ in the free (virtual) worlds: Why user-generated content matters
Aaron Delwiche / Trinity University
An investigation of newer virtual spaces and the shift of creative freedom away from users and back to technologists and advertisers.
Read moreInterpreting Exile in Guyville’s Legacy…
Shayla Thiel-Stern / University of Minnesota
A personal reflection on the legacy of Liz Phair’s Exile in Guyville in relation to the 15 year anniversary re-issue of the album.
Read moreInto the Maelstrom with Flavor of Love
Jennifer Fuller / University of Texas – Austin
A critical look at the black, female representation on the reality television show Flavor of Love.
Read moreGaming for the Gal on the Go: Advertising the Nintendo DS Carly A. Kocurek / FLOW Staff
The Nintendo DS is being sold to the Sex and the City generation.
Read moreGeorge Carlin, the Last of the Trinity
Bambi Haggins / University of Michigan
Late-night musings on the last of the original kings of comedy.
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