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Embarrassing Bodies: Public Sphere or Spectacle?
Faye Davies / Birmingham City University

September 16, 2011 Faye Davies 8 comments

Faye Davies asks: how can we use cultural theory to make sense of shows whose success is owed to graphic bodily investigations?

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Spying while “Black”: The curious failure of The Undercovers
Camille DeBose / DePaul University

September 16, 2011 Camille DeBose DePaul University 12 comments

Perhaps the curious failure of the Undercovers highlights our own failure to see blackness in all its diversity. More importantly it highlights the effects of an unwillingness to produce diverse representations of blackness in media with black Americans being complicit in that failure.

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The Revolution Was (Not) Televised: Libyan Rebels and the Accessibility of Amateur Video
Daniel Mauro / FLOW Staff

September 16, 2011 Daniel Mauro 6 comments

A consideration of amateur videos produced during the Libyan Revolution and the broader limitations of online distribution and accessibility.

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Collecting the Trash: The Cult of the Ephemeral Clip from VHS to YouTube
Iain Robert Smith / Roehampton University

September 16, 2011 Iain Robert Smith 8 comments

The culture of the clip forms part of a longer history of collecting and re-presenting ephemeral media that is often ignored or forgotten.

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Helen Wheatley discusses the recent proliferation of afterlife-themed television shows and how creators navigate multiple conceptions of "post-death experience." @hmwheatley

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I'm thrilled to share this short piece about @NastySilents just out in the new issue of @FlowTV!! I talk about our approach to curating the messiness of the feminist archive (w/a bit of dishing about a celebrity intro snafu). I hope you enjoy! 🎞️🍽️https://www.flowjournal.org/2022/05/cinemas-first-nasty-women/

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Our last issue of the semester is live! Run to http://flowjournal.org to check out Flow Volume 28.07 featuring @hmwheatley, @magshenny, @DearStefania, @sinwelleffect, @CaraDickason, @cinefeminism, and @LaProfaMolina!

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