10.02 – Flow

Tweeting the Dialectic of Technological Determinism
Ted Friedman / Georgia State University – Atlanta

June 27, 2009 Ted Friedman / Georgia State University - Atlanta 8 comments

A skeptical look at the technological determinism at work in American perceptions of the effects of Twitter on the recent Iranian conflict.

A Look Back at the Campaign: Asian American Political and Cultural Representation
Konrad Ng / University of Hawai’i at Mānoa

June 27, 2009 Konrad Ng / University of Hawai'i at Mānoa One comment

An examination of Asian American political participation and cultural expression within Barack Obama’s grassroots campaign.

What Brown Cannot Do For You: MTV-Desi, Diasporic Youth Culture, and the Limits of Television
Aswin Punathambekar/The University of Michigan

June 27, 2009 Aswin Punathambekar / University of Michigan 5 comments

A look at disaporic media cultures and MTV’s efforts to target Asian-American youth.

Just Add Performance
Kiri Miller / Brown University

June 26, 2009 Kiri Miller / Brown University 6 comments

Exploring the industry effects and phenomena of “musicking” of the video games Rock Band and Guitar Hero.

Gertrude Berg, “Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg,” and the Re-Discovery of a Television Auteur
Bernard M. Timberg / University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill

June 26, 2009 Bernard Timberg / University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill 7 comments

A revisitation of the iconic early television series The Goldbergs.

The Making of My Mothering Movie: Birthright

June 26, 2009 Celine Parreñas Shimizu / UCSB 2 comments

Celine Parreñas Shimizu / UCSB

A new film explores the complex mix of the emotion, politics, and personal obligations of motherhood.