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Wanting a Latina Sophie: Bridgerton and the Desire for Problematic Representation
NIna Linhales Barker / University of Texas at Austin

August 3, 2022 Nina Linhales Barker / University of Texas at Austin One comment

Nina Linhales Barker discusses the complications of Latina fans wanting to see themselves represented in Netflix’s Bridgerton.

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The Branded Video Essay: How Streaming Services Use Media Criticism as Promotion
Tara Coughlin / University of Texas at Austin

August 3, 2022 Tara Coughlin / University of Texas at Austin 5 comments

Tara Coughlin examines the usefulness of the creative labor of video essayists to streaming services such as Amazon Prime and Netflix.

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My Hair Journey and the Black Women That Made It Possible
Sidney Garner / University of Texas at Austin

August 3, 2022 Sidney Garner / University of Texas at Austin 3 comments

Sidney Garner reminisces on her hair care journey as a Black woman through Dr. Aria Halliday’s concept of Black women cultural producers in her recently published book “Buy Black.”

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Still Watching Netflix and the Cross-Platform Ecosystem of Streaming Media
Katie Hoovestol / University of Texas at Austin

August 3, 2022 Katie Hoovestol / University of Texas at Austin 4 comments

Katie Hoovestol examines Netflix’s branded YouTube account Still Watching Netflix as an extension of Netflix’s cross-platform ecosystem.

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Speculative Affect: Streaming Television’s Solution to Late-Stage Capitalism
Peter Arne Johnson / University of Texas At Austin

August 3, 2022 Peter Arne Johnson / University of Texas at Austin One comment

Peter Arne Johnson theorizes how pure play streaming services like Netflix have discursively deployed audience affect and speculation to inflate their market valuations.

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“I Am So Thankful for My Time at Peloton”: Self-Branding on LinkedIn
Emily McTiernan / University of Texas at Austin

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Emily McTiernan discusses how laid-off Peloton workers used LinkedIn to self-brand and gain employment.

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KOREAN WEBTOONS AS AN ORIGINAL SOURCE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY FOR K-DRAMAS
HYUN-JUNG STEPHANY NOH / University of Texas at Austin

August 3, 2022 Hyun-jung Stephany Noh / University of Texas at Austin 2 comments

Hyun-jung Stephany Noh explores the inter-industrial relationship between Korean local webtoons and K-dramas amidst the growing demand for K-drama production in the SVOD era.

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Left Behind: Discourses of Legitimation and MTV’s Scream: The TV Series
Hannah Wold / University of Texas at Austin

August 3, 2022 Hannah Wold / University of Texas at Austin One comment

Hannah Wold traces some of the ways in which the horror text Scream: The TV Series received reviews that precluded it from the distinction granted to the Scream film franchise, indicating that its intended audience and the MTV brand ensured that it was left behind in discourses of quality.

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Classifying Dahmer: Protecting Netflix’s Homonormative Canon
Dan Vena / Queen’s University & Sarah Woodstock / University of Toronto

"I’m the Industry Baby”: The Political Economy of Lil Nas X
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27 Jan

New to Over*Flow: Dan Vena and Sarah Woodstock argue that Netflix’s removal of Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story from its LGBTQ TV category discards “unacceptable” queer history and protects the homonormativity of Netflix’s LGBTQ library.
https://www.flowjournal.org/2023/01/overflow-classifying-dahmer/

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21 Jan

Check out this call for papers from our colleagues! 10 days until submissions are due.

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13 Jan

Hey folks! We are officially extending this CFP until Sunday, January 15

Looking forward to reading your submissions!

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