Act your Race, Not your Age: Performativity and the Many Faces of Comic-Con Cosplay
Keara Goin / FLOW Senior Editor
“Race matters” in the realm of stepping into a cosplay character.
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Queering Hip Hop: Frank Ocean and Homophobia
Gerald R. Butters, Jr. / Aurora University
The ramifications in the hip-hop community of Frank Ocean’s sexuality.
Read moreThe chef who played too much: Performing masculinities in The Galloping Gourmet
Irina D. Mihalache / American University of Paris
Graham Kerr and masculinity in the kitchen.
Read more“Ask Your Doctor”
Black Hawk Hancock / DePaul University
The queasy connection between advertising and the pharmaceutical industry.
Read moreHow We Talk About Media Refusal, Part 1: “Addiction”
Laura Portwood-Stacer / New York University
Is our relationship to social media obsessive and overwhelming? What happens when we refuse to take part?
Read moreThe Carrie Diaries, The Television Reboot, and the CW’s Programming Strategies
Kayti Lausch / Flow Special Features Editor
A short history of the CW’s reliance on remakes and reboots to attract young female viewers.
Read moreRobbing Opportunities: Stereotyped Portrayals Put Latino Actors out of Action
Mary Vanderlinden / Averett University
Mary Vanderlinden discusses the stereotypical representations of Latinos in the failed CBS sitcom Rob!
Read moreHow Lena Dunham Set Me Free
Camille Debose / DePaul University
A consideration of “Girls” creator Lena Dunham’s response to complaints about her show’s lack of diversity.
Read moreDigitizing India: the transformation from analog to digital cable television
Shanti Kumar/University of Texas at Austin
Serialization and Genre Expectations: The Case of The Killing
Janet Staiger / University of Texas at Austin
A look at how serialization can affect genre expectation for viewers of The Killing.
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