A Critical Forum on Media and Culture
A Critical Forum on Media and Culture
Sarah E. S. Sinwell gives an account of how one art house cinema, the Salt Lake Film Society, managed through the pandemic.
Read moreMaggie Hennefeld explores how, as global crises proliferate, the boundaries of the comedy genre begin to break down while their content takes on increasing valence.
Read moreStefania Marghitu reflects on auteur apologism after #MeToo and outlines productive ways for media studies scholars and teachers to refocus conversations about authorship on marginalized artists and creators.
Read moreSamantha N. Sheppard examines the televisual politics of Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch’s defiant press conference performances and unruly and enigmatic star persona.
Read moreHelen Wheatley explores the trend of families in television dramas who grapple with the processes of grief and mourning.
Read moreKelly Coyne addresses “cruel optimism” in The Chair and The Bold Type, critiquing how American capitalism motivates its workers with the mantra that advancement, and the power that comes with it, leads to satisfaction.
Read moreErique Zhang reflects on the tension in both trans and Asian American representation in Isabel Sandoval’s Lingua Franca.
Read moreThrough analysis of representation of abortion on screen, Maria San Filippo illustrates the ways in which “Maude’s Dilemma” remains relevant to modern audiences and feminist media scholars.
Read moreIsabel Molina-Guzmán explores how normative visual expectations around race and ethnicity in US casting culture impact the opportunities for Black/Latina/x actors.
Read moreRukmini Pande traces how mainstream narratives of fandom history and fandom spaces have been characterized by white-centricity, racism, and anti-Blackness.
Read moreKate Fortmueller explores the ramifications of contemporary labor conflicts on the entertainment industry in the digital landscape.
Read moreVincent L. Stephens discusses the timely reboot of Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman in relation to the recent resurgence of white supremacist organizing in the United States symbolized by the January 6, 2021 insurrection.
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