Grace and Frankie Open the Door: Dramedy, Netflix, and Small Screen Lily Tomlin
Kelly Kessler / DePaul University
Kelly Kessler considers Lily Tomlin’s unique televisual history.
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Reflections on an $1,800 Dissertation
Josh Braun / UMass Amherst
Josh Braun reflects on completing his dissertation field work on a shoestring budget.
Read moreTits or GTFO: The Aggressive Architecture of the Internet
Alison Harvey / University of Leicester
Alison Harvey borrows concepts from critical architecture studies to argue that ‘active inactivity’ in dealing with toxic and hateful speech and action in the regulation of social media web sites functions as aggressive architecture, sidelining the concerns, needs, and well-being of Othered publics.
Read moreOVER*FLOW: Dynasty, Reproduction, Coalition: Why the Game of Thrones Finale Was Queerly Satisfying
Alexander Cho / UC Irvine
Alexander Cho calls attention to the Game of Thrones conclusion too many of us overlooked: a vision of queer coalition politics.
Read moreComplaint as Diversity Work in Sports Media
Courtney M. Cox / University of Southern California
Drawing from her own experiences working for ESPN and applying Sara Ahmed’s concept of “complaint as diversity work,” Courtney M. Cox interrogates the lack of diversity in sports media and offers a multi-pronged approach to improving inclusivity in a notoriously white male industry.
Read moreA Lego Theory of Academia & Fandom
Jenny Keegan / Louisiana State University Press
Jenny Keegan summarizes the way academia and fandom can both be theorized as Lego sets: ready for communities to build up and together.
Read moreStream Heat: Netflix, Broadway Theatre, and Industrial Convergence
Peter C. Kunze / Eckerd College
Peter C. Kunze examines Netflix’s budding interest in Broadway theatre, which continues film and television’s longstanding investment in theatrical entertainment.
Read moreBeyond Journal Articles: Navigating the NTRO (Non-Traditional Research Outcome)
Siobhán McHugh / University of Wollongong, Australia
Siobhán McHugh discusses how the podcasting boom is triggering exciting new interdisciplinary collaborations that harness the under-appreciated power of audio as a research platform.
Read moreLucifer’s Women and Doctor Dracula: Conjuring a Cult-Cult Canon, Pt. 3
Phil Oppenheim / Oppanopticom / EPIX / Brown Sugar SVOD
Phil Oppenheim concludes his exploration of the cult-cult canon with Doctor Dracula, an exploitative film with Hollywood connections that was assembled in a cut-and-paste fashion from the 1974 release of Lucifer’s Women.
Read moreNo More Room for You: Reading Between the Lines of Netflix’s Claims of Inclusivity
Jacinta Yanders / The Ohio State University
Jacinta Yanders questions Netflix’s decision to cancel One Day at a Time amidst their own visible campaigns for inclusivity and representation on-screen.
Read moreUndisciplined and Beyond Content: Teaching Fan Studies to the Academy
Josh Stenger / Wheaton College (Massachusetts)
Josh Stenger considers how fan studies is uniquely positioned to help colleges and universities teach students how to learn.
Read moreFailed Experiential Promises and the Bait-and-Switch of Fox’s Rent: Live
Kelly Kessler / DePaul University
Kelly Kessler analyzes the failed promise of Fox’s Rent Live and the limitations of televised theater without liveness and risk.
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