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Category: 24.06

The PyeongChang Winter Olympics and Korea’s Musical Modernities
Patty Ahn / UC San Diego

March 26, 2018 Patty Ahn / UC San Diego One comment

Patty Ahn explores the dichotomous feelings captured in K-Pop and “Arirang,” their relation to South and North Korea’s national and global identities, and the role each musical iteration played in Team Korea’s presentation at the PyeongChang Olympics.

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IPTV Piracy and Global Television Distribution
Ramon Lobato / RMIT University

March 26, 2018 Ramon Lobato / RMIT University 5 comments

Ramon Lobato discusses the emergence of IPTV (internet protocol television) piracy and considers the trend’s implications for global television markets, cultures, and flows.

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They’re Just Like Us: Celebrity Civilianizing on Social Media
Elizabeth Affuso / Pitzer College

March 26, 2018 Elizabeth Affuso / Pitzer College 6 comments

Elizabeth Affuso considers Taylor Swift’s use of banal imaging via social media as a promotional technique.

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What is a Soundtrack Album? Or, Spot the Soundtrack Album
Paul N. Reinsch / Texas Tech University

March 26, 2018 Paul Reinsch / Texas Tech University 3 comments

Paul Reinsch explores the complicated definition of soundtracks, and its meaning for the media industries more widely.

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Broad City’s Affable Critique & the Racial Discourses of Girlfriendship
Jorie Lagerwey / University College Dublin
Taylor Nygaard / University of Denver

March 26, 2018 Jorie Lagerwey & Taylor Nygaard / UCD Dublin & University of Denver and Jorie Lagerwey / University College Dublin One comment

Jorie Lagerwey and Taylor Nygaard analyze Broad City as a case study for the racial discourses of female friendships in television’s Horrible White People comedies.

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Over*Flow: “Effort is Overrated: The Dissonance of AI Integrations with the 2024 Olympics”
Kathryn Hartzell / University of Texas at Austin

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Over*Flow: “Martha Stewart’s Star Persona and the 21st-Century Influencer”
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30 Jan

New Over*Flow! Kathryn Hartzell examines AI Olympic Ads from Summer '24, identifying a dissonance in the ads' narratives that highlight tensions around AI's relationship to creativity, concerns over increased precarity in media industries & more. Read at http://tinyurl.com/mr2rzzeh

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28 Dec

Michael Z. Newman explores the convergence of TV & TikTok, arguing that the platform embodies television’s fragmentary logic & attention-driven economy, transforming late night shows like After Midnight into viral, internet-native content.

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26 Dec

Andrew Stubbs-Lacy's column examines Alfonso Cuarón’s Disclaimer on AppleTV+, exploring how its production and promotion as a “cinematic” auteur-driven series reflect broader industry strategies. Read it here: http://tinyurl.com/yc6cckya

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23 Dec

Roderik Smits explores how AI is shaping the landscape of film programming and distribution.

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