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Author: Tim Havens / University of Iowa

Transnational Television Dramas and the Aesthetics of Conspicuous Localism
Tim Havens / University of Iowa

April 30, 2018 Tim Havens / University of Iowa 6 comments

Tim Havens discusses newer developments in high-end transnational television dramas, specifically noting the turn toward a stronger sense of place through “conspicuous localism.”

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Showtime’s The Chi and the Surge in Black-Cast TV Dramas
Tim Havens / University of Iowa

February 26, 2018 Tim Havens / University of Iowa 3 comments

Tim Havens explores the surge in high-quality black-cast dramas offered by subscription television services. By comparing contemporary series such as Showtime’s The Chi with African American television of the past, Havens asserts the industry is beginning to splinter the African American audience along divisions of taste cultures.

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The Algorithmic Audience and African American Media Cultures
Tim Havens / University of Iowa

October 30, 2017 Tim Havens / University of Iowa 2 comments

Tim Havens considers Netflix as a case study to develop a typology for studying the role of algorithmic audience analysis in commercial African American streaming culture.

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The Thirtieth Anniversary of Roots and the Deferred Dream of Black Drama

Tim Havens / University of Iowa

April 7, 2008 Tim Havens / University of Iowa 4 comments

As we enter a post-network television era, however, it is worth reassessing the promises and disappointments that came in the wake of Roots in order to understand the prospects for African American television today, especially dramatic series.

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Where Babies Really Come From…

January 29, 2008 Tim Havens / University of Iowa 4 comments

A Baby Story, it would seem, has become a present-day ritual for at least some segments of the expectant-parent population in the U.S.

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Guy-Coms and the Hegemony of Juvenile Masculinity

October 27, 2007 Tim Havens / University of Iowa 11 comments

“Guy-Coms” are making juvenile mascuinity hegemonic in U.S. culture.

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