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Author: Michael Newman / University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee

In the Gif Space
Michael Newman / University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

October 2, 2017 Michael Newman / University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee 2 comments

Michael Newman discusses the gif as a new vernacular allowing gif sharers to display their interiority on digital platforms and interrogates how commercial interests are creating a canon of gif expression.

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Teach-Ins and Twitter
Michael Newman / University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

September 21, 2015 Michael Newman / University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee One comment

Michael Newman examines the legacy of 1960s anti-Vietnam War teach-ins in relation to Twitter and contemporary debates about — and curtailments of — academic freedom, political speech, and public pedagogies within higher education institutions.

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The Celebrity Sex Tape, Where Porn Meets Reality TV
Michael Z. Newman / University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee

April 7, 2014 Michael Newman / University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee 4 comments

An examination of the role of the celebrity sex tape in today’s reality TV landscape.

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Immersive Media: Whose Fantasy?
Michael Z. Newman / University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee

February 11, 2014 Michael Newman / University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee One comment

A recap of the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show and its implications for the future of “immersive” media.

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When Television Marries Computer
Michael Z. Newman / University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee

November 18, 2013 Michael Newman / University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee One comment

A brief analysis of the historical relationship between television and computer.

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Flow Favorites: The Bronze Fonz
Michael Z. Newman / University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

March 5, 2010 Michael Newman / University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee 4 comments

Michael Z. Newman’s “The Bronze Fonz” explores not only the relationship between art and popular culture, but between cultural memory and urban space.

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P2P TV: Ethical Considerations
Michael Z. Newman / University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

April 3, 2009 Michael Newman / University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee 9 comments

An examination of the ethical considerations circulating around p2p file sharing.

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TV Binge
Michael Z. Newman / University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

January 23, 2009 Michael Newman / University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee 14 comments

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The Bronze Fonz: Public Art/Popular Culture in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Michael Z. Newman / University of Wisonsin-Milwaukee

October 31, 2008 Michael Newman / University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee 7 comments

A look at a Wisconsin’s monument to the Fonz of Happy Days.

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lonelygirl15: The Pleasures and Perils of Participation

September 22, 2006 Michael Newman / University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee 2 comments

by: Michael Z. Newman / University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee
The Internet has been the site of a zillion hoaxes, so what is so special about lonelygirl15?

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