The Thirtieth Anniversary of Roots and the Deferred Dream of Black DramaTim Havens / University of Iowa
As we enter a post-network television era, however, it is worth reassessing the promises and disappointments that came in the wake of Roots in order to understand the prospects for African American television today, especially dramatic series.
Read moreWelcome to Flow Favorites
Welcome to the “Flow Favorites” special issue – a collection of some of our favorite columns, selected by our current and former coordinating editors.
Celebrity Social GospelMara Einstein / Queens College
How has the concept of social gospel changed since the mid-twentieth century?
Read moreCelebrating Television’s Spotty MemoryJohn W. Jordan / UW-Milwaukee
How will television write its own history of the writers’ strike?
Cybernetic TV
A reprint of Mark Andrejevic’s examination of interactive television.
To Pee or Not to Pee: On the Politics of Cultural Appropriation
A reprint of Brian L. Ott’s essay on cultural appropriation.
Ready, Set, Go! Stopping Time in Its Corporate TracksAnna Beatrice Scott / University of California, Riverside
The flash mob mentality and our perception of time.
Read moreDo Good TV?
A reprint of Laurie Ouellette’s analysis of altruistic reality television.
Intellectuals
A reprint of Toby Miller’s essay on televised intellectualism.
Pass the Remote
A reprint of a Flow piece in which Natalie Cannon, Zak Salih, and Angela Nemecek engage in a debate regarding the HBO program Carnivale.
Awkward Conversations About Uncomfortable Laughter
A reprint of an essay by Henry Jenkins on Sarah Silverman that inspired the most comments in our publishing history.