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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 3 comments

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 6 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 6 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

August 3, 2022 Emily McTiernan / University of Texas at Austin Leave a comment

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 4 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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Over*Flow: “It’s Not Steroids, It’s Testosterone!”: Deconstructing Gender and Sex in Bros (2022)
Lauren Herold / Kenyon College and Nicole Erin Morse / Florida Atlantic University

"Blonde is a Kind of Person": A Cultural History of the Dumb Blonde
Kelly Coyne / Northwestern University

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20 Sep

New in Over*Flow: @renherold and @cinefeminism examine the deconstruction of cis gay masculinity in the 2022 semi-satirical gay rom-com Bros, reassessing its "bad object" status. Read more here: https://www.flowjournal.org/2023/09/over-flow-gender-sex-bros/

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16 Aug

NOPE is about the eye of the camera, but also Black defiance of it. Read Sophia Abbey's brief but excellent piece at @FlowTV, "Gazing Upwards: Spectacle, Surveillance, and Resistance in Nope." #OpenAccess
https://www.flowjournal.org/2023/08/gazing-upwards/

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2 May

Happy Tuesday, and happy Volume 29.07 release day! The final issue of Flow in the spring features work from @baker_r_r, @Naledgesince82, @caitmckinney, @MichaelSocolow, and Michele White! Read the full issue here: http://flowjournal.org

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7 Apr

TGIF!! Celebrate by reading vol. 29.06-up on the site now. Thx to @jenholt13 @rebeccasholt @kevindriscoll and @TrueIcaRash for their contributions!!

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