Flow

A critical look at the results of and public response to the controversial Facebook Emotion Experiment of 2012.

An exploration of fans’ use of “shibboleths,” or passphrases used to subtly connect with other fans without identifying oneself as such to a broader audience.

An examination of race and the ethic of multiculturalism in Season 2 of Orange is the New Black.

A discussion about Vevo TV and how such technological frameworks are inherent to our relation to music videos and western popular music.

A look at the redemption of female villains through motherhood in recent updated fairy tales.

An examination of “liberal whiteness” and multiculturalism in Orange is the New Black.

A consideration of the role “digital distance” continues to play for fans watching US television shows in New Zealand and Australia.

Melinda Barlow’s literary and visual essay winds poetically through a variety of interrelated topics ranging from fragile American masculinity (particularly in Western films of the late 20th and early 21st century) to female artists working in Texas.

A consideration of popular music collaboration in blockbuster soundtracks, particularly of The Amazing Spiderman 2.

An investigation of the role of cinema in constructing Sikh identity.