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Tumblr’s GIF Economy: The Promotional Function of Industrially Gifted Gifsets
Lesley Willard / University of Texas at Austin

July 27, 2016 Lesley Willard / University of Texas at Austin 4 comments

Lesley Willard examines the industrial logics and consequences of the television industry’s creation and distribution of GIFS on Tumblr, as well as the potential implications for fandom’s gift economy.

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There’s a Place for Us: Finding a Home for Theater in Media Studies
Peter C. Kunze / University of Texas at Austin

July 27, 2016 Peter C. Kunze / Eckerd College One comment

Peter C. Kunze proposes greater consideration for theater within media studies, especially in an age of convergence and conglomeration.

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Legitimating/ed Complexity and Religion in The Leftovers
Kiwi Lanier / University of Texas at Austin

July 26, 2016 Kiwi Lanier One comment

Kiwi Lanier examines the ways in which HBO’s The Leftovers allows an audience with waning participation in organized religion to explore a variety of spiritual attitudes and beliefs in a compelling fictional environment.

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Audiences as Subscribers and Netflix’s Notions of Success
Lane Mann / University of Texas at Austin

July 22, 2016 Lane Mann 8 comments

Lane Mann looks into SVOD audience constructions, brand strategies, and definitions of success in order to understand the industry’s ever-changing views of audiences.

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