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On Vine Vids and Videographic Criticism
Louisa Stein / Middlebury College

March 28, 2016 Louisa Stein / Middlebury College One comment

Louisa Stein explores the realities and possibilities of short form fan audiovisual authorship, particularly on the platform Vine, and examines the form’s role within a larger media ecosystem.

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Franchising Horror for Television
Garret Castleberry / Oklahoma City University

March 28, 2016 Garret Castleberry / Oklahoma City University 6 comments

Garret Castleberry investigates how the “rotten aesthetic” of television horror leads to its spreadability as a genre and the subsequent franchising of and reference to established titles and tropes in the current Quality TV and Peak TV landscapes.

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Mapping Media Retail in the Global Midwest: Minneapolis and St. Paul, MN
Dan Herbert / University of Michigan

March 28, 2016 Daniel Herbert / University of Michigan One comment

Dan Herbert explores the interaction of entertainment media retail sites, particularly video rental stores, with Somali and Hmong diaspora populations over time in Minneapolis and St. Paul, MN.

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Contours of the Closet: Conceptualizing Straight / Gay on Teen TV
Wendy Peters / Nipissing University

March 28, 2016 Wendy Peters / Nipissing University One comment

Wendy Peters explores the gendered boundaries of straight, closeted, and gay characters on 90210 and Glee.

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Shady is the New Black
Bambi Haggins / Arizona State University

March 28, 2016 Bambi Haggins / Arizona State University 2 comments

Bambi Haggins considers how the “shady” protagonists, Olivia, Annalise, and Cookie, ambivalently challenge previous “Super Negro” televisual representation strategies.

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La Banda: Marketing Confusion, Cultural Hybridity, and Nostalgia in Univision
Manuel G. Aviles-Santiago / Arizona State University

March 28, 2016 Manuel Aviles-Santiago / Arizona State University

Manuel Aviles-Santiago explores Univision’s latest appeal to “billenial” audiences through its new show, La Banda , about the creation of a new boy band, which encourages pan-Latino viewership and millennial engagement.

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Nicole Erin Morse examines how The Matrix (1999) interrupts and deconstructs the male gaze. @cinefeminism

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