Over*Flow
Over*Flow: Whitelash in the Heartland: 1977 Speaks to Today through the Voice of Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
Vincent L. Stephens / Boston University
Vincent L. Stephens discusses the timely reboot of Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman in relation to the recent resurgence of white supremacist organizing in the United States symbolized by the January 6, 2021 insurrection.
Seeing and Being Seen: Lingua Franca and Trans Asian Media Representation/Production
Erique Zhang / Northwestern University
Erique Zhang reflects on the tension in both trans and Asian American representation in Isabel Sandoval’s Lingua Franca.
Read moreMAUDE & ME; OR, RESPONSIBILITIES OF A FEMINIST MEDIA CRITIC
MARIA SAN FILIPPO / EMERSON COLLEGE
Through analysis of representation of abortion on screen, Maria San Filippo illustrates the ways in which “Maude’s Dilemma” remains relevant to modern audiences and feminist media scholars.
Read moreThe Blurring Binaries of Black/Latinidad in US Popular Culture
Isabel Molina-Guzmán / University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
Isabel Molina-Guzmán explores how normative visual expectations around race and ethnicity in US casting culture impact the opportunities for Black/Latina/x actors.
Read more Framing Fandom History: The effects of whiteness on memorialization
Rukmini Pande / O.P. Jindal Global University
Rukmini Pande traces how mainstream narratives of fandom history and fandom spaces have been characterized by white-centricity, racism, and anti-Blackness.
Read moreBlack Widow Won’t Save You: Labor and the Streaming Frontier
Kate fortmueller / University of Georgia
Kate Fortmueller explores the ramifications of contemporary labor conflicts on the entertainment industry in the digital landscape.
Read moreOver*Flow: Whitelash in the Heartland: 1977 Speaks to Today through the Voice of Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
Vincent L. Stephens / Boston University
Vincent L. Stephens discusses the timely reboot of Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman in relation to the recent resurgence of white supremacist organizing in the United States symbolized by the January 6, 2021 insurrection.
Read moreHacks: A Gen-Zer, a Baby Boomer and Three Frames
Betty Kaklamanidou / Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Through close analysis of three frames, Betty Kaklamanidou considers the intergenerational female conflicts, and eventual friendship, on the HBO Max series Hacks.
Read moreLAW AND ORDER AND TV CRIME: HOW DID WE GET HERE?
CATHERINE MARTIN / DENISON UNIVERSITY
Catherine Martin lays out a historical trajectory of crime and policing on television.
Read moreIt Was a Filmways Imprint, Darling
Quinn Miller / University of Oregon
Quinn Miller discusses the Filmways company and the potential of using our everyday environments for research.
Read moreFrom “Relevance” to “Reckoning” or, Channeling Black Lives Matter on TV — Part One
Brandy Monk-Payton / Fordham University
Brandy Monk-Payton explores the shift from racial relevance to an active reckoning with race through the lens of Black Lives Matter television.
Read moreThe Ethics of Televisual Emotions: Looking Back on 9/11
Philip Scepanski / Marist College
Philip Scepanski describes the effects of television’s engagement with 9/11 on our emotional responses to national trauma.
Read moreRemix a Myth & Sing a Black Girl’s Song
Ravynn Stringfield / William & Mary
Ravynn Stringfield identifies how Black female artists and authors have “reimagined” historical and previously white narratives.
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