A Critical Forum on Media and Culture
A Critical Forum on Media and Culture
Deborah L. Jaramillo examines the shifting visibility of the public and private spheres on television news in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read moreBrian Fauteux questions the theoretical “celestial jukebox” of algorithm-driven music streaming services and the actual variety and access their catalogues offer, and compares it to campus radio stations and their rich libraries of more local and diverse music.
Read moreThe Silence of the Lambs has been the object of ongoing cultural fascination and criticism for its negative portrayal of transgenderism. Cáel M. Keegan questions whether this “bad object†is redeemable in this exploration of the standards of representation in the transgender media archive.
Read moreUsing Harrison Ford as a case study, Kathleen Loock examines the shifting role of aging male actors in blockbuster franchise sequels from hypermasculine hero to father.
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