28.04 – Special Issue: Media Failures

Technical Failures as Symptoms of Social Success on Glenn O’Brien’s TV Party
Kara Carmack / The University of Texas at Austin

February 6, 2022 Kara Elizabeth Carmack / University of Texas at Austin One comment

Kara Carmack historicizes the counterhegemonic technical failures on Glenn O’Brien’s public access TV Party.

Failure, unmade films, and Hollywood
James Fenwick / Sheffield Hallam University

February 6, 2022 James Fenwick / Sheffield Hallam University 2 comments

James Fenwick explores Hollywood film history through archival research of the industry’s unmade films.

Traces of Failure in Skateboarding Videos
Sander Hölsgens / Leiden University and Paul O’Connor / University of Exeter

February 6, 2022 Sander Hölsgens / Leiden University and Paul O'Connor / University of Exeter and Sander Hölsgens / Leiden University One comment

Sander Hölsgens and Paul O’Connor locate the persistent presence of failure within the evolution of skateboarding videos.

Born into Failure: Disrupting Narratives of the WNBA Through Remembrance of the abl
Dafna Kaufman / University of North carolina at Chapel Hill

February 6, 2022 Dafna Kaufman / University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill One comment

Dafna Kaufman explores media representation of the American Basketball League, positing it was born into failure well before the creation of the WNBA.

The Fate of Mobile Video Shorts on Quibi and Kakao TV
Jennifer M. Kang / Queensland University of Technology

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Jennifer M. Kang compares Quibi and Kakao TV to reconsider notions of failure on mobile streaming platforms.

A Market Failure or Successful Social Experiment: Re-Examining the Chinese Adaptation of Dutch Reality TV Utopia
Lisa lin / Anglia Ruskin University

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Lisa Lin considers how programs that were deemed to be market failures can be viewed through different lenses of success.

So bad it’s good: the consumption of critically panned media as a form of distinction
Ruben vandenplas / vrije universiteit brussel

February 6, 2022 Ruben Vandenplas / Vrije Universiteit Brussel Leave a comment

Ruben Vandenplas tackles highbrow and lowbrow cultural tastes, arguing that a user’s media repertoire is deserving of a quantitative-qualitative study.

Failing to Win: Mandatory Failure in Getting Over It
Isabelle Williams / University of California, irvine

February 6, 2022 Isabelle Williams / University of California, Irvine 4 comments

Isabelle Williams grapples with the manifestation of failure in the video game Getting Over It by dissecting movement of the player’s body in several key moments of the game.