A Critical Forum on Media and Culture
Josh Stenger argues that participatory fandom presents higher education with an opportunity to help undergraduates identify the skills and habits of mind they have already developed as fans, then strengthen and apply these in intentional, edifying ways in more traditional academic settings.
Read moreIn his third piece on HBO’s The Deuce, Matthew Tchepikova-Treon explores the role of pornography, music, and the female body in the show’s second season.
Read moreSarah Florini considers how the intersections of social media, race, intellectual property and fair use require a shift in thinking from issues of legality to issues of power.
Read moreKelly Kessler considers Lily Tomlin’s unique televisual history.
Read moreJosh Braun reflects on completing his dissertation field work on a shoestring budget.
Read moreAlison Harvey borrows concepts from critical architecture studies to argue that ‘active inactivity’ in dealing with toxic and hateful speech and action in the regulation of social media web sites functions as aggressive architecture, sidelining the concerns, needs, and well-being of Othered publics.
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