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Category: 20.03

This Ain’t The Help? OITNB’s White Savior Industrial Complex
Christina Belcher / University of Southern California

September 2, 2014 Christina Belcher / University of Southern California 2 comments

An examination of “white privilege” in the context of prison reform in Orange is the New Black.

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Proposing the ‘Enigma Serial’
Mark Stewart / University of Auckland

August 31, 2014 Mark Stewart / University of Auckland 2 comments

An examination of Lost as an “enigma serial,” in which the entire series moves towards resolving the central, driving enigma.

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Film-makers, Hell-raisers, Test-takers: The Public Shaming of Modern Renaissance Men
Sean L. Malin / University of Texas, Austin

August 31, 2014 Sean Malin / The University of Texas, Austin Leave a comment

A consideration of the process of public shaming in its application to modern Renaissance men in the American arts.

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Robert, Peter & Michael: The Usual Suspects
Waqar Ahmed Fahad / Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi

August 31, 2014 Waqar Ahmed Fahad / Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi 9 comments

Contemporarily, Indian Cinema is taking a big leap by making subject-oriented films. But whenever we see community-marked characters in the mainstream films, they are indeed stereotyped.

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Intraethnic Latina/o viewership and prototypicality perception differences toward English-language Latino-themed programming
Adolfo R. Mora / The University of Texas, Austin

August 31, 2014 Adolfo R. Mora / FLOW Staff One comment

Utilizing survey methodology, this article looked at intraethnic differences in ELLTP viewership and prototypicality assessments among Latina/o millennials residing in Texas.

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Beyond Deduction, or Why the BBC’s Sherlock Would Make a Bad Robot
Jennifer Petersen / University of Virginia

August 31, 2014 Jennifer Petersen / University of Virgina Leave a comment

A consideration of the BBC’s Sherlock and the cultural concepts of intelligence represented therein.

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Griefing, Grokking, and Meaningful Play in EVE Online
Morgan C. O’Brien / The University of Texas at Austin

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Postmodern Jukebox and the New Music Industry
Michael W. Harris / University of Colorado Boulder

August 31, 2014 Michael Harris / University of Colorado, Boulder Leave a comment

A look at the cover band Postmodern Jukebox and their relation to the music industry’s latest trends.

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Over*Flow: “Effort is Overrated: The Dissonance of AI Integrations with the 2024 Olympics”

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30 Jan

New Over*Flow! Kathryn Hartzell examines AI Olympic Ads from Summer '24, identifying a dissonance in the ads' narratives that highlight tensions around AI's relationship to creativity, concerns over increased precarity in media industries & more. Read at http://tinyurl.com/mr2rzzeh

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Michael Z. Newman explores the convergence of TV & TikTok, arguing that the platform embodies television’s fragmentary logic & attention-driven economy, transforming late night shows like After Midnight into viral, internet-native content.

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Andrew Stubbs-Lacy's column examines Alfonso Cuarón’s Disclaimer on AppleTV+, exploring how its production and promotion as a “cinematic” auteur-driven series reflect broader industry strategies. Read it here: http://tinyurl.com/yc6cckya

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23 Dec

Roderik Smits explores how AI is shaping the landscape of film programming and distribution.

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