7.09 – Special Issue: Flow Favorites

Welcome to Flow Favorites

March 28, 2008 Flow staff Leave a comment

Welcome to the “Flow Favorites” special issue – a collection of some of our favorite columns, selected by our current and former coordinating editors.

Cybernetic TV

March 27, 2008 Mark Andrejevic / University of Iowa One comment

A reprint of Mark Andrejevic’s examination of interactive television.

To Pee or Not to Pee: On the Politics of Cultural Appropriation

March 27, 2008 Brian L. Ott / Colorado State University 4 comments

A reprint of Brian L. Ott’s essay on cultural appropriation.

Do Good TV?

March 13, 2008 Laurie Ouellette / University of Minnesota, Twin Cities One comment

A reprint of Laurie Ouellette’s analysis of altruistic reality television.

Intellectuals

March 13, 2008 Toby Miller / University of California, Riverside 2 comments

A reprint of Toby Miller’s essay on televised intellectualism.

Pass the Remote

March 13, 2008 Natalie Cannon, Zak Salih, and Angela Nemecek One comment

A reprint of a Flow piece in which Natalie Cannon, Zak Salih, and Angela Nemecek engage in a debate regarding the HBO program Carnivale.

Awkward Conversations About Uncomfortable Laughter

March 13, 2008 Henry Jenkins / Massachusetts Institute of Technology 3 comments

A reprint of an essay by Henry Jenkins on Sarah Silverman that inspired the most comments in our publishing history.

Don Knotts: Reluctant Sex Object

March 13, 2008 Heather Hendershot / Queens College 3 comments

Don Knotts: the embodiment of sex appeal?