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Queering Justin

March 22, 2007 Hector Amaya / Southwestern University 9 comments

by: Hector Amaya / Southwestern University
How does the Justin character on Ugly Betty factor into and complicate debates about queer representations on television?

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Playboy Feminism? Hugh Hefner and The Girls Next Door

December 16, 2005 Moya Luckett / New York University 6 comments

by: Moya Luckett / New York University
The Girls Next Door plays with significant ideological contradictions as it tries to address the prevailing popularity of the Playboy bunny image with a new generation of women while trying to remove any taint of sexual exploitation from its girls.

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Broadcasting Is Dead, Long Live Broadcasting

December 2, 2005 John McMurria / DePaul University 5 comments

by: John McMurria / DePaul University
As Internet companies move towards increasing video content they have begun to look to television as a model. What lessons can be learned from the history of broadcast as Internet/TV convergence gains momentum? In 4 case studies of Internet/TV convergence, the issues of access, fair use and public initiatives are explored and critiqued.

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We Are So Screwed: Invasion TV

November 18, 2005 Derek Kompare / Southern Methodist University 3 comments

by: Derek Kompare / Southern Methodist University
Making sense of the supernatural on prime-time.

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Editorial: Mommy, Where do Presidents Come From?

November 4, 2005 Kristen Grant / FLOW Staff 4 comments

by: Kristen Grant / Flow Staff
Scrape off the generous slathering of Velveeta and Commander in Chief reveals itself to be less about who we want the president to be than what we want them to be.

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Feeling Blue: Katrina, The South, and The Nation

October 21, 2005 Tara McPherson / University of Southern California 6 comments

by: Tara McPherson / University of Southern California
A consideration of regional politics in Katrina coverage.

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Reality TV

September 23, 2005 Derek Kompare / Southern Methodist University One comment

by: Derek Kompare / Southern Methodist University
How Hurricane Katrina can reshift how we define reality TV worth watching.

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New to You?: NBC’s The Office and the Remake of a Cult British Hit TV Series

May 13, 2005 Richard L. Edwards / St. Mary's College 5 comments

by: Richard L. Edwards / St. Mary’s College
Is there a better way for American TV networks to remake British shows?

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The Problem of Morality in Media Policy

April 25, 2005 Thomas Streeter / University of Vermont 22 comments

by: Thomas Streeter / University of Vermont
Beyond Janet Jackson’s breast: an investigation of how to rethink the moral discourse of media reform.

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Television For Swing States

April 1, 2005 Henry Jenkins / Massachusetts Institute of Technology 7 comments

by: Henry Jenkins / Massachusetts Institute of Technology
How television can help to create common ground among citizens.

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