Radio country
Morgan Bimm / ST. FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY
Dr. Morgan Bimm examines radio as a tool of nationalism and alienation.
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Radio country
Mediating Emergency in Moments of Campus Tragedy
Elizabeth Ellcessor / University of Virginia
Dr. Elizabeth Ellcessor examines the emergency alert message in terms of its production and dissemination as constructed and negotiated texts. She considers the infrastructures and institutions of campus safety, emergency management, and policing.
Read moreDisrupting Screenplay Format’s Attachment to White Space
Jess King / DePaul University
Dr. Jess King explores how standardized rules for screenplay formatting constrain the representation of intersectional identities that are historically underrepresented. They note how disrupting the standardized white space of screenplays can make room for new characters, such as Vida’s Emma.
Read moreShudu and Her “Muses”: Stand-in Labor in Virtual Influencer Production
zizi li / University of California, Los Angeles
Zizi Li discusses Shudu and the practice of creating virtual 3-D Black models and influencers, exploring the post-racial politics and commodification of Black labor and femininity in fashion and social media.
Read moreThe One Where the Media Scholar Watches the Most Popular Show on TV
Emily West / University of Massachusetts Amherst
Dr. Emily West discusses the lacuna in scholarship about NCIS and argues for critical interrogation of popular and mainstream texts alongside “quality” and fan favorite content.
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