A Critical Forum on Media and Culture
A Critical Forum on Media and Culture
Perplexity, an AI search engine, is introducing advertising to generate revenue, driven by the demands of venture capital investors. The author questions the impact of this shift, highlighting concerns about privacy, the dominance of ad-based business models, and the future of AI-powered technologies.
Read moreK-pop fandom is emerging as a global safe space for LGBTQ+ youth, offering community and resources for identity exploration. This trend creates a paradox, as the fandom’s empowering effects contrast with South Korea’s largely homophobic societal norms.
Read moreEleanor Patterson challenges the idea that the post-network era is defined by a break from prior distribution models, highlighting a long history of offering broadcast programming as singular, “on-demand” commodities.
Read moreBennett examines the unique position of Hollywood assistants as “across-the-line” workers and reveals critical insights into the industry’s hierarchical structures and gatekeeping mechanisms, particularly regarding race, gender, and class dynamics.
Read moreThrough a combination of musical performances, formal reflexivity and cringe confession, Bo Burnham’s 2021 Netflix comedy special Inside theorizes on the self-management and exploitation of creative labor in the contemporary media industries.
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