Approaching Distribution Studies
Rahul Mukherjee / University of Pennsylvania
Rahul Mukherjee reviews some recent trends in media distribution studies.
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Approaching Distribution Studies
“Bonus point for the smile!”: The directive of happiness on BeReal
Taylor Annabell / King’s College London
Taylor Annabell examines how the platform BeReal encourages visibility through smiling selfies. Annabell argues this directive of happiness reveals how the construction of authenticity has particular implications for young women.
Read moreMedia Made Easy: Platforms and the Rise of Media-as-a-Service
Emily West / University of Massachusetts Amherst
Emily West details the shift towards the consumption of media-as-a-service and its implications for audience subjectivity in the streaming era.
Read moreStill Watching Netflix and the Cross-Platform Ecosystem of Streaming Media
Katie Hoovestol / University of Texas at Austin
Katie Hoovestol examines Netflix’s branded YouTube account Still Watching Netflix as an extension of Netflix’s cross-platform ecosystem.
Read moreBy Any Platforms Necessary: The Makeshift Infrastructures of Bogota’s Public School Communities During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Andres Lombana-Bermudez / Universidad Javeriana
Andres Lombana-Bermudez reflects on how Colombian public school systems utilized Information Communication Technologies (ICT) throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read moreWhat Is “Good” Digital Media Work, Anyway?
Austin Morris / University of Wisconsin, Madison
Using new media cooperative Defector as a case study, Austin Morris explores the ethics of online content production and what it means to do “good work” in the digital content industries.
Read moreThe Political Economy of Digital Platforms
Samantha Close / DePaul University
Samantha Close brings attention to the key points of FLOW 2018’s “The Political Economy of Digital Platforms” roundtable.
Read moreThe Cost of Convenience: Exclusive Licensing and Subscription Video On Demand
Karen Petruska / University of California, Santa Barbara
As television audiences become fragmented, questions regarding distribution of content are legion.
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