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Author: Hollis Griffin / Denison University

Hollis Griffin is Assistant Professor of Media Studies in the Department of Communication at Denison University. He has been a Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow at Colby College, having earned a doctorate in media & cultural theory at Northwestern, where he won the Society for Cinema & Media Studies Dissertation Prize. Hollis holds a master’s degree from the University of Texas at Austin, and a bachelor’s degree with distinction from Cornell. His research and teaching interests include media historiography, narrative analysis, queer & critical theory, and issues related to emotion, citizenship, and consumer culture. He is currently at work on a book manuscript about queer media, digital technology, and affect called Affective Convergences: Manufactured Feelings in Queer Media Cultures. Hollis has published research in Cinema Journal, Popular Communication, Television & New Media, Velvet Light Trap, Spectator, JumpCut, In Media Res, and the anthology Film and Sexual Politics. From 2007-2009, Hollis held the graduate student seat on the Board of Directors for the Society for Cinema & Media Studies. Prior to beginning his graduate work, Hollis worked in the publishing industry, working for Grove Press, Routledge, Penguin Putnam, W.W. Norton & Company, and Continuum, Inc.

Biden Memes and “Pussy Grabs Back”: Gendered Anger After the Election
Hollis Griffin / Denison University

December 19, 2016 Hollis Griffin / Denison University 2 comments

Hollis Griffin discusses the popularity of Biden memes, their relation to gendered political discourse, and suggests memes like “Pussy Grabs Back” will persist instead while providing political motivation without similar gender trappings.

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Johnny Weir, Vladimir Putin, and the Sexual Politics of the Sochi Olympics
Hollis Griffin / Denison University

April 7, 2014 Hollis Griffin / Denison University 11 comments

A close look at the sexual politics of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

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‘Your Mom is So Fat…,’ or Talking Politics on the Internet
Hollis Griffin / Denison University

February 11, 2014 Hollis Griffin / Denison University 2 comments

An examination of the causes and effects of discussing politics on the Internet.

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Love Hurts: Intimacy in the Age of Pervasive Computing
Hollis Griffin / Denison University

November 18, 2013 Hollis Griffin / Denison University 2 comments

An investigation into romantic engagement and social connectivity behaviors in the era of pervasive computing.

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Le Petit Mort: Toddlers and Tiaras and Economic Decline
Hollis Griffin/Colby College

September 3, 2011 Hollis Griffin / Denison University 20 comments

Hollis Griffin writes about Toddlers and Tiaras as a representation of economic anxiety.

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Sarah, Scarlett, and Norma Rae, or Unions are as American as Apple Pie!
Hollis Griffin / Colby College

July 21, 2011 Hollis Griffin / Denison University 2 comments

Hollis Griffin examines Sarah Palin’s discourse of conservative Americana.

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Debbie Downer Has a Facebook Problem: Regulating Affect on Social Media Networks
Hollis Griffin/Colby College

June 8, 2011 Hollis Griffin / Denison University 13 comments

Reflecting on a recent break-up, Hollis Griffin writes about expression and affect on social networks.

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Lines in the Sand: Media Studies and the Neoliberal Academy
Hollis Griffin / Colby College

April 22, 2011 Hollis Griffin / Denison University 21 comments

Hollis Griffin critiques the neoliberal academy’s influence on media scholarship.

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Interview with Sara Leeder, Segment Producer for CNBC’s “Topic [A] with Tina Brown”

February 4, 2005 Hollis Griffin / Denison University One comment

by: Hollis Griffin / FLOW Staff
Sara Leeder: “For me, the hardest thing about working in a 24-hour news environment is keeping myself constantly attuned to what ‘the news’ is, when ‘the news’ is always changing.”

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Flow is a critical forum on media and culture published by the Department of Radio-Television-Film at the University of Texas at Austin. Flow’s mission is to provide a space where scholars and the public can discuss media histories, media studies, and the changing landscape of contemporary media.

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