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A consideration of reality television, blackface minstrelsy, and the figure of the ungovernable child.

An exploration of cartoons, talk shows, and labor.

On the curious lead of Lifetime in fictional portrayals of African American women.

What needs to happen to gain gender equality in the production side of the gaming community.

Andrew Scahill examines the new A&E series Bates Hotes within the broader context of rebooting in film and television.

Mimi Sheller examines the emerging field of research concerning creativity, social mobilization, and the formation of new mobile publics and mobile arts practices.

As the game industry seeks revenues beyond sales of shrink-wrapped entertainment software, massively multiplayer online games offer new models—particularly with in-game transactions. This column will compare the approaches of three major players: SONY, Blizzard, and Linden Labs. Business models for digital culture oscillate between box-office hit and niche product; what models can media studies develop to unfold how this influences […]

A consideration for reality stars’ expected ethics and behavior.

This article examines racial democracy in Brazilian television.

Masculinity in Breaking Bad