Gangster Women
Kate Warner / University of Queensland
A consideration of female gangsters in central roles in recent television shows, including Justified, Weeds, and Underbelly: Razor.
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The Celebrity Sex Tape, Where Porn Meets Reality TV
Michael Z. Newman / University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee
An examination of the role of the celebrity sex tape in today’s reality TV landscape.
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Hollis Griffin / Denison University
A close look at the sexual politics of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
Read moreThe “Ordinary” Celebrity and Postfeminist Media Culture
Erin Meyers / Oakland University
Through the focus on the private lifestyles of stars as their claim to fame, tabloids frame “ordinariness” itself as an idealized yet impossible position for all women.
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Kristopher Mecholsky / Louisiana State University
An examination of network TV comedy representations and critiques of the meritocratic ideal, with a focus on The Office.
Read moreNo Woman, No Racism Cry: Media Spins on “the Incident”
Ralina L. Joseph / University of Washington
Reading the media spin on Oprah’s handbag scandal of 2013.
Read moreThe New Face of Brown: Capital and Consumption in a Multicultural Era
Madhavi Mallapragada / University of Texas at Austin
A look at Priyanka Chopra’s rise in media prominence.
Read more“I wanted to hug the whole f*cking world.”: An Airborne Body in the Drone Age
Kevin Hamilton / University of Illinois
An aesthetic comparison of video footage documenting Joseph Kittinger and Felix Baumgartner’s space jumps.
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Lisa Parks / University of California, Santa Barbara
A critical examination of the interdependencies of natural and cultural resources, coordination of networked infrastructure, and subjectivities formed in their spaces.
Read moreThe Shocking Attractions of American Horror Story: Coven
Dawn Keetley / Lehigh University
A discussion of American Horror Story: Coven and its “shocking attractions.”
Read moreFemale Specters: the Gothic Horror Films of Carlos Enrique Taboada
Kerry Hegarty/ University of Miami Ohio
Kerry Hegarty examines role of the young female protagonist in the Gothic horror films of Mexican director Carlos Enrique Taboada.
Read more#AmericaIsBeautifulIsProblematic: Coca-Cola’s Use of America’s Beauty
Amanda Ciafone / University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The Coke controversy reminds us that ads produce meaning beyond their promotion of products
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