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Over*Flow
Over*Flow: Martha Stewart’s Star Persona and the 21st-Century Influencer
Emma Ginsberg / Georgetown University
Emma Ginsberg details the development of Martha Stewart’s enduring star image and contemporary influencer persona, which centers around whiteness, privilege, and affluence.
Who Severed the Tiger’s Spine?: Traumas of Occupation and Partition in Exhuma
Soohee Kang / University of Texas at Austin
Soohee Kang explores how Exhuma (2024) works through legacies of colonial occupation and subtly hints at the trauma of Korean partition.
Read more“Scan to Join!”: Selfie Fan Cams and the Sporting Event
Laurel P. Rogers / University of Texas at Austin
Laurel P. Rogers reflects on the “selfie fan cam” at sporting events.
Read moreAmazon MGM Studios not playing by its book in India
Mansa Narain / University of Texas at Austin
Mansa Narain discusses how Amazon commodifies DEI initiatives in India, prioritising profit over genuine inclusion.
Read moreTexas in Close-Up: Exploring the Lone Star State’s Media Ecosystem
Alisa Perren / University of Texas at Austin
Alisa Perren welcomes readers to Flow’s Special Issue on the Texas media industries by describing the complexities of defining and building a media industry at the state and local level.
Read moreBuilding the Television Network: AT&T’s Southwest Extension and the Fort Worth Rodeo
Selena Dickey / Furman University
Selena Dickey argues that the growth of nationwide, synchronous television service was a much more contingent, incremental, and local process than most media historians have previously acknowledged.
Read moreThe Vanishing of Public Media
Deborah L. Jaramillo / Boston University
Deborah L. Jaramillo documents the trials and tribulations of KMBH, the only (and now defunct) public broadcaster in the Rio Grande Valley.
Read moreThrive and Elevate: Austin’s DEI Arts Funding and the Film Festivals it Supports
Hannah Wold / University of Texas at Austin
Hannah Wold investigates the results of the City of Austin’s new DEI-aligned arts grant system on Austin’s film nonprofits.
Read more“Where the West Begins”: Taylor Sheridan and the Branding of a City
Kimberly A. Owczarski / Texas Christian University
Kimberly A. Owczarski analyzes Taylor Sheridan’s effect on Fort Worth’s media production industry.
Read moreThe “Third Coast”: The Ebbs and Flows of Dallas’ Aspirations as a Production Hub
Jennifer Porst / Emory University
Jennifer Porst charts the challenges and benefits of establishing media production hub cities.
Read more“SWELCE” and “HEAT WENTZ”: The Politics, Para-sociality, and Pairing of Sports and Popular Music
Francesca Sobande / Cardiff University & Jenessa Williams / The University of Leeds
Francesca Sobande and Jenessa Williams explore the intersections of sports and popular music, highlighting the dynamics of celebrity culture, para-social relationships, and the impact of these pairings on cultural politics. Examples include the relationship between Taylor Swift and NFL player Travis Kelce and the presence of NBA player Jimmy Butler in a Fall Out Boy music video, illustrating how these cross-industry connections influence marketing, fan engagement, and cultural representation.
Read moreWhy Being A ‘Netflix Nation’ Matters – And To Whom
Georgia Aitaki / Karlstad University
Georgia Aitaki examines Netflix’s glocalization initiative and the company’s development of Greek original programming.
Read moreAre two heads better than one? Creative collaborations and job sharing in the media industries
Eva Novrup Redvall / University of Copenhagen
Eva Novrup Redvall considers how directors and other industry professionals collaborate through job sharing in the film and television industries.
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