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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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31 May

It was an absolute pleasure to helm @FlowTV with @ashdharcourt this year! The biggest of thanks to our contributors, staff, and supporters! https://twitter.com/FlowTV/status/1531636621275058176

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That’s a wrap on Volume 28. Shout out to our wonderful contributors and staff this past year. Also, be on the lookout out for our grad student issue that goes live in August!

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30 May

Nicole Erin Morse examines how The Matrix (1999) interrupts and deconstructs the male gaze. @cinefeminism

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