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Experiential Advertising: The World of Coca-Cola
Cynthia B. Meyers / College of Mount Saint Vincent

December 6, 2020 Cynthia Meyers / College of Mount Saint Vincent 3 comments

Cynthia Meyers discusses the experiential advertising at the World of Coca-Cola museum in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Channel Surfing for Television Music
Alyx Vesey / University of Alabama

December 5, 2020 Alyx Vesey / University of Alabama 2 comments

Alyx Vesey considers how musicians have made use of television as a medium for promotional appearances, music videos, and award shows in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Rap Is Not a Luxury in The Forty-Year-Old Version
Christina N. Baker / University of California, Merced

December 5, 2020 Christina N. Baker / University of California, Merced One comment

Christina N. Baker incorporates thinking on poetry, hip hop, and creativity to consider Black artistry in Radha Blank’s The Forty-Year-Old-Version.

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From Hate Hoaxes to Circulatory Terrorism: The Case of #NotAgainSU
L. Corinne Jones and Mel Stanfill / University of Central Florida

December 4, 2020 L. Corinne Jones and Mel Stanfill / University of Central Florida Leave a comment

L. Corinne Jones and Mel Stanfill examine the social media phenomenon of “circulatory terrorism” through the #NotAgainSU hashtag.

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Televising Deportation: Hierarchies of Suffering in Immigration Nation
Crystal Camargo / Northwestern University

December 4, 2020 Crystal Camargo / Northwestern University One comment

Crystal Camargo interrogates the politics of representation of undocumented immigrants and the privileging of moral complexity for ICE agents in Netflix’s docuseries Immigration Nation.

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Tape Trading Professional Wrestling and the History of TV Distribution
Eleanor Patterson / Auburn University

December 4, 2020 Eleanor Patterson / Auburn University Leave a comment

Using professional wrestling as a case study to analyze unofficial broadcast distribution, Eleanor Patterson analyzes the role of tape trading and fan communities to the circulation of pro-wrestling media.

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More than Skin Deep: Evaluating Fantasy Video Games’ Underlying Racial Influences
Amanda C. Cote and Caden Perry / University of Oregon

December 4, 2020 Amanda C. Cote and Caden Perry / University of Oregon 3 comments

Amanda C. Cote and Caden Perry discuss the racialized aspects of character creation in role-playing games.

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Re-discovering Educomunicación: The Latin American Movement of Media Literacy Education
Andres Lombana-Bermudez / Universidad Javeriana

December 3, 2020 Andres Lombana-Bermudez / Universidad Javeriana Leave a comment

Andres Lombana-Bermudez explores Educomunicación, a media literacy movement from Latin America that inspires creative action and transformation.

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

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