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Category: 20.02

Cost of Music: Media Scoring and Unions
Michael Harris / University of Colorado Boulder

August 4, 2014 Michael Harris / University of Colorado, Boulder Leave a comment

A look at the current state of musician as performer and their place in media industries.

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They Should Have Sent a Poet: Faith, Grief, and the Female Mystic in Contact
Natalie Bograd / University of Texas at Austin

August 4, 2014 Natalie Bograd / The University of Texas at Austin 11 comments

Natalie Bograd explores the idea of the female mystic in the film “Contact.”

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What Facebook’s Emotion Experiment Tells Us About What We Think About Feelings
Jennifer Petersen / University of Virginia

August 4, 2014 Jennifer Petersen / University of Virgina Leave a comment

A critical look at the results of and public response to the controversial Facebook Emotion Experiment of 2012.

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A Black 1967 Chevy Impala: Fan Shibboleths as Cultural Password
Mark Stewart / University of Auckland

August 4, 2014 Mark Stewart / University of Auckland 2 comments

An exploration of fans’ use of “shibboleths,” or passphrases used to subtly connect with other fans without identifying oneself as such to a broader audience.

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The Reign of Whitey is Over?
Christina Belcher / University of Southern California

August 4, 2014 Christina Belcher / University of Southern California One comment

An examination of race and the ethic of multiculturalism in Season 2 of Orange is the New Black.

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I Want My Vevo TV
Christopher Montes / University of Texas, Austin

August 4, 2014 Chris Montes / The University of Texas at Austin One comment

A discussion about Vevo TV and how such technological frameworks are inherent to our relation to music videos and western popular music.

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Without Warning
Melinda Barlow/University of Colorado at Boulder

August 4, 2014 Melinda Barlow / University of Colorado Boulder 25 comments

Melinda Barlow muses on Kansas as depicted in film, art, and literature.

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

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