Ghost Directors in the Auteur Machine David Church / Indiana University
A consideration of why a directorial equivalent to the ghostwriters of the publishing world has yet to emerge.
Read moreYour Tumblr Makes Me Want To Study: Thoughts about the studyblr community Jacqueline Ryan Vickery / University of North Texas
A discussion about Tumblr as a discursive space for community building and learning.
Read moreNeighed to Order: The Case of BoJack Horseman Matt Sienkiewicz / Boston College
An examination of Netflix’s animated television show, BoJack Horseman’s, and the strategic effect of its uniquely multi-genre and highly referential storytelling approach.
Read moreIndustry Lore and Algorithmic Programming on Netflix
Nick Marx / Colorado State University
Counters alarmist discourse about Netflix to explore the possibility for new creative possibilities from the site’s data-gathering techniques.
Read moreParty Like It’s 1999: Another Wave of Network Nostalgia Derek Johnson / University of Wisconsin-Madison
A discussion of the recent trend in revivals of television shows of the 90s, with particular attention to whether it demonstrates industry stasis or creativity within franchise boundaries.
Read moreTeaching Friday Night Lights
R. Colin Tait / Texas Christian University
The uniqueness of Friday Night Lights as a teaching tool far beyond the text.
Read moreAdam Curtis’ Bitter Lake: Clarity through Collage
Kevin J. Hunt / Nottingham Trent University
Curtis’ cognitive mapping of the issues surrounding Afghanistan, the Middle East and the Western loss of faith in politicians and economic structures is turned into the formal structure of Bitter Lake, resulting in a documentary that provides a selective but convincing overview of an otherwise incoherent situation
Read moreExpanded Cinematography, or the Problems Workflow Won’t Solve
Christopher Lucas, Trinity University
The author argues for a more diverse notion of cinematography that is inclusive of not only various technical sensibilities but also of people.
Read moreVery Special Webisodes: Web Series, Disability, and Cultural Accessibility
Elizabeth Ellcessor / Indiana University
A look into how web series with a strong focus on disability complicate the ideas of cultural accessibility where those traditionally marginalized are capable of employing technologies to aid their self-representation.
Read moreShark Tank and the American Dream
Chad Newsom / Savannah College of Art and Design
An examination of the construction of the American Dream mythology within ABC’s Shark Tank
Read moreReflections on the New Diversity in Television
Mary Beltrán / University of Texas at Austin
A look into the variety of changes behind-the-scenes that has contributed to the rise of more diverse television shows.
Read more“Buckle up, bitches. Nothing is as it seems”: Gothic conventions in Pretty Little Liars
Andrea Braithwaite / University of Ontario Institute of Technology
An textual analysis of how Pretty Little Liars challenges early Gothic tropes of female passivity and victimization.
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