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Julia Lesage / University of Oregon

Passing Through or Hanging On to E-text
Julia Lesage / University of Oregon

May 6, 2011 Julia Lesage / University of Oregon 3 comments

Julia Lesage reflects on a sense of “fickleness” brought about by new modes of consumption based on her own behavior reading literature on the iPad.

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Screen Text
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February 25, 2011 Julia Lesage / University of Oregon 6 comments

A consideration of how the iPad and other new media products facilitate on-screen reading and change the face of both academic research and leisure time.

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Bottlenecks and Flows: Media Scholars Consuming Electronic and Televisual Media
Julia Lesage / University of Oregon

December 3, 2010 Julia Lesage / University of Oregon 3 comments

A call to media scholars to begin open and productive conversation about how media are consumed, streamlined, archived, and pedagogically utilized.

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The Revolution is Televised
Julia Lesage / University of Oregon

June 3, 2010 Julia Lesage / University of Oregon Leave a comment

Recent Burmese video footage prompts the question: How do we preserve and document revolution?

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Watching for Botox
Julia Lesage / University of Oregon

April 8, 2010 Julia Lesage / University of Oregon 4 comments

The visibility of botox on Damages leads the author to reflect on how cosmetic surgery appears on television and in public life, and why.

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FlashForward: Pacing and Script
Julia Lesage/ University of Oregon

November 12, 2009 Julia Lesage / University of Oregon 3 comments

An analysis of FlashForward‘s techniques to keep the viewer engaged and even to inspire fan behavior in its audience.

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“Scared Crazy” and Torture
Julia Lesage / University of Oregon

April 16, 2009 Julia Lesage / University of Oregon 2 comments

Julia Lesage / University of Oregon

A look back on the presentation of torture in a 2005 episode of Criminal Intent

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The Dog Whisperer as Leader of the Pack
Julia Lesage / University of Oregon

February 7, 2009 Julia Lesage / University of Oregon 8 comments

Analyzing the televisual presence of Cesar on The Dog Whisperer.

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Narrative Pleasures in House Hunters
Julia Lesage / University of Oregon

November 13, 2008 Julia Lesage / University of Oregon 4 comments

Uses the theory of Ricoeur to analyze HGTV’s House Hunters

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From Squid Game pop-ups to Netflix House installations, Hyun-Jung Stephany Noh traces how dystopian K-dramas become immersive, branded experiences. Her essay shows how Netflix turns speculative fiction into a global marketing spectacle
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Helen Piper examines the show The Assembly and compares the UK & Australian versions. In doing so, she reveals how format and post-production choices shape risk, reciprocity, and the politics of inclusion.

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Guillermina Zabala Suárez asks: Can digital media become a device to create awareness of health issues in out communities?

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In a new essay, @LaurelPRogers examines the role of the fanboy auteur in HBO's backstage comedy "The Franchise," which satirizes Hollywood's superhero industrial complex. Read: https://www.flowjournal.org/2025/07/fanboy-auteur-hbo-franchise/

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