9.10 – Flow

Aurally, Visually, Virally: Choreographing Race From Fosse to Beyoncé
Priscilla Peña Ovalle / University of Oregon

April 5, 2009 Priscilla Peña Ovalle / University of Oregon 8 comments

An examination of the racialized bodies in “Meixican Breakfast” and its derivations.

P2P TV: Ethical Considerations
Michael Z. Newman / University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

April 3, 2009 Michael Newman / University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee 9 comments

An examination of the ethical considerations circulating around p2p file sharing.

Blogotheques and Black Cabs: Popular Music and Urban Place
Ben Aslinger / Bentley College

April 3, 2009 Ben Aslinger / Bentley College 7 comments

An examination of the intersection of music and performance in the urban setting and new media.

Life on Mars as Seen From the United States: The Cultural Politics of Imports and Adaptations
Serra Tinic/ The University of Alberta

April 3, 2009 Serra Tinic / University of Alberta 5 comments

Serra Tinic considers the transplantation of the UK police series Life on Mars to the US setting.

The Girl from Pawnee
Jeffrey Sconce / Northwestern University

April 3, 2009 Jeffrey Sconce / Northwestern University 6 comments

90s comedy and the contemporary inversion.

The Right to Play: Youth, Video Gaming, and the Law
Carly A. Kocurek / University of Texas – Austin

April 2, 2009 6 comments

Can some video games be too violent for minors? Not according to a recent California court ruling.

Crowdsourced Advertising: How We Outperform Madison Avenue
Daren C. Brabham / University of Utah

April 2, 2009 Daren C. Brabham / University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 5 comments

Large companies are turning to Web users for ad content, but sometimes they get more than they bargain for.

“I’m Riding a Panda!”: Japanese Cult Media and Hipster Cosmopolitanism
Martin Roberts / The New School

April 2, 2009 Martin Roberts / The New School 6 comments

A consideration of Euro-American subcultural fascination with Japan.