A Critical Forum on Media and Culture
A Critical Forum on Media and Culture
Ishita Tiwari examines how India’s leading media consulting firm, Ormax Media, measures the popularity of the country’s OTT platform content.
Read moreJungmin Kwon looks at K-pop idols and the way that dating is seen as a sin that requires forgiveness. She argues that this stems from the K-pop industry’s toxic business model, and investigates the relationship between idols, fans, and the industry.
Read moreCourtney Brannon Donoghue considers gender (and race) at the Oscars through the lens of Barbie’s Oscar “snubs.”
Read moreBranden Buehler considers the kitsch and local specificity of NBA League Pass in-arena feeds.
Read moreRahul Mukherjee reviews some recent trends in media distribution studies.
Read moreTrevor Boffone examines the use of TikTok by musical theatre fans to illustrate the digital afterlives of popular Broadway shows.
Read moreDr. Lauren Steimer explores how the 2024 Oscars video tribute to stunt work functions primarily as a promotional segment.
Read moreTrevor Boffone recounts a harrowing experience traveling back from Japan with a cohort of high school students. Dr. Boffone became a viral news story through the storytelling affordances of TikTok. He reflects upon these affordances, positioning the platform as a site of agency and self-determination.
Read moreDr. Sylwia Szostak examines Netflix’s “nostalgia strategy” in a recent Polish film, Mr. Car and the Knights Templar, arguing that global distribution results in the delocalization of Netflix’s “local productions.”
Read moreCharlotte Howell looks at Dropout CEO Sam Reich’s public approach to operations which emphasizes collaboration both on-screen and with a devoted, niche fanbase. Reich has been developing a unique media executive persona fitting for a niche streaming service based in the fundamental collaborative form of improv comedy.
Read moreJosephine Coleman uses her research experience to reflect on participant observation from an insider’s perspective.
Read moreMacintosh explores trans joy through the body horror genre and the Willem Koller-helmed independent film Nest.
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