Volume 20 – Page 2

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.

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.

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.

No More Evil Step-Mothers: Motherhood as Redemption for Female Fairy Tale Villains
Jackie Pinkowitz / University of Texas, Austin

July 7, 2014 Jackie Pinkowitz One comment

A look at the redemption of female villains through motherhood in recent updated fairy tales.

White Trash is the New Black
Christina Belcher / University of Southern California

July 7, 2014 Christina Belcher / University of Southern California 2 comments

An examination of “liberal whiteness” and multiculturalism in Orange is the New Black.

This Content is Currently Unavailable: The Tyranny of Digital Distance, Updated
Mark Stewart / University of Auckland

July 7, 2014 Mark Stewart / University of Auckland One comment

A consideration of the role “digital distance” continues to play for fans watching US television shows in New Zealand and Australia.

When Sleepers Wake and Yet Still Dream
Melinda Barlow / University of Colorado at Boulder

July 7, 2014 Melinda Barlow / University of Colorado Boulder 20 comments

Melinda Barlow’s literary and visual essay winds poetically through a variety of interrelated topics ranging from fragile American masculinity (particularly in Western films of the late 20th and early 21st century) to female artists working in Texas.