Re-thinking Indian Arranged Marriage and Matchmaking on American Television
Shilpa Davé / Brandeis University
A consideration of television representations of arranged marriage and “match-making.”
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A Critical Forum on Media and Culture
Shilpa Davé / Brandeis University
A consideration of television representations of arranged marriage and “match-making.”
Read moreA look at why “Twi-hards” need to be taken seriously.
Read moreA consideration of Asian American Film Festivals as a space for expanding the moral imagination as a result of an insightful rumination of President Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech.
Read moreA revealing look into English and American football crowds, their historic relationships to the sport, and their complicated defiance of corporate interference in the game.
Read moreA look at difference, marginalization, and minority politics in the new show Glee.
Read moreAn exploration of the the continued use of the terms “media” and “new,” prevents us from focusing on how this change from analog to digital is more than just a media shift.
Read moreReading the Southern politics of the opening credits for HBO’s True Blood.
Michael Peterson / University of Wisconsin, Laurie Beth Clark / University of Wisconsin and Lisa Nakamura / University of Illinois
Read moreA look at the rise in father figures and the importance of paternity in TV drama series.
Read moreAn argument for the significance of the videotape as a lively and important object of academic research.
Read moreAn analysis of FlashForward‘s techniques to keep the viewer engaged and even to inspire fan behavior in its audience.
Read moreDespite this strong affirmation of the well-hung body guy, Hung lays down the basis of a serious critique, one that at the conclusion of the first season may be a lost opportunity.
Read moreA consideration of the implications of Intel’s “Rock Stars” ad campaign.
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