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Synchronizing Creatives in Music Video Production
Laurel Westrup / University of California, Los Angeles

February 3, 2020 Laurel Westrup / University of California, Los Angeles 13 comments

Laurel Westrup examines the partnerships and production constraints of various music videos to illustrate its collaborative creative labor.

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The Reflexivity of Rigged Ratings: Nielsen in our Cultural Memory
Jennifer Hessler / Bucknell University

February 3, 2020 Jennifer Hessler / Bucknell University One comment

Jennifer Hessler discusses how television’s recurring trope of rigged ratings has shaped our cultural memory of Nielsen.

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Mr. Sandler Goes to Netflix
Danielle Williams / Georgia Gwinnett College

February 3, 2020 Danielle Williams / Georgia Gwinnett College One comment

According to Netflix, Adam Sandler dominated the platform in 2019. Danielle Williams breaks down his success by looking at the numbers.

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Syndication 202: Make Reruns Great Again
Taylor Cole Miller / University of Georgia

February 3, 2020 Taylor Cole Miller / University of Georgia One comment

The second installment of his three-part series sees Taylor Miller consider the implications of edits made to syndicated TV programs on their textuality and reception.

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Kids and Cable: Teaching Regulatory Circumvention
Kit Hughes / Colorado State University

February 3, 2020 Kit Hughes / Colorado State University 2 comments

Kit Hughes explores the cable industry’s dual missions to uphold quality programming for children while pushing for deregulation.

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Interactive Television as a Cultural Forum: Storytelling and Meaning-Making in Black Mirror: Bandersnatch
Ryan Stoldt / University of Iowa

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Interrogating audiences’ ability to share ideological interpretations of interactive texts, Ryan Stoldt argues people’s cultural tastes impact the range of questions they will encounter through interactive texts.

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From Crazy Rich Asians to Netflix: The “Rebirth” of Romantic Comedies, pt. 2
Katherine E. Morrissey / San Francisco State University

February 3, 2020 Katherine E. Morrissey / San Francisco State University 2 comments

Katherine E. Morrissey explores how the recent successes (and failures) of Crazy Rich Asians and To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before illustrate two emerging distribution strategies for rom-coms within the increasingly global media market.

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Over*Flow: “It’s Not Steroids, It’s Testosterone!”: Deconstructing Gender and Sex in Bros (2022)
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"Blonde is a Kind of Person": A Cultural History of the Dumb Blonde
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20 Sep

New in Over*Flow: @renherold and @cinefeminism examine the deconstruction of cis gay masculinity in the 2022 semi-satirical gay rom-com Bros, reassessing its "bad object" status. Read more here: https://www.flowjournal.org/2023/09/over-flow-gender-sex-bros/

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16 Aug

NOPE is about the eye of the camera, but also Black defiance of it. Read Sophia Abbey's brief but excellent piece at @FlowTV, "Gazing Upwards: Spectacle, Surveillance, and Resistance in Nope." #OpenAccess
https://www.flowjournal.org/2023/08/gazing-upwards/

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2 May

Happy Tuesday, and happy Volume 29.07 release day! The final issue of Flow in the spring features work from @baker_r_r, @Naledgesince82, @caitmckinney, @MichaelSocolow, and Michele White! Read the full issue here: http://flowjournal.org

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7 Apr

TGIF!! Celebrate by reading vol. 29.06-up on the site now. Thx to @jenholt13 @rebeccasholt @kevindriscoll and @TrueIcaRash for their contributions!!

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