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“Life in Plastic, It’s Fantastic”: Barbie, Gendered Expectations, and the Female-Driven Blockbuster
Courtney Brannon Donoghue / University of North Texas

November 15, 2023 Courtney Brannon Donoghue / University of North Texas 2 comments

Courtney Brannon Donoghue explores Barbie’s successful release amidst Hollywood’s short-sighted tendency towards plastic representation.

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Distributing Streaming Content to India’s “Neomobile” Audiences
Rahul Mukherjee / University of Pennsylvania

November 15, 2023 Rahul Mukherjee / University of Pennsylvania Leave a comment

Rahul Mukherjee analyzes India’s VoD growth, focusing on localization, distribution practices, telecom bundling, local CDNs, and audience data dynamics in streaming.

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Air and the Managerial Sports Film
Branden Buehler / Seton Hall University

November 15, 2023 Branden Buehler / Seton Hall University Leave a comment

Branden Buehler discusses Air, the latest entry to the managerial sports film subgenre.

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Building Cages Around the Imaginary
Brianna Dym / The Roux Institute at Northeastern University

November 15, 2023 Brianna Dym / Northeastern University Leave a comment

Brianna Dym argues that the world of computer science and design need more diverse participation in order to shatter the unconscious biases that put “cages around our imagination.”

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I’m a Barbie Girl: Becoming the Barbie Spectator On and Offline
Margaret Rossman / Bellarmine University

November 15, 2023 Margaret Rossman / Bellarmine University Leave a comment

Dr. Margaret Rossman examines feminist discourse surrounding Barbie (2023) and discusses the role of digital media in constructing a feminine viewing experience.

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Accident: The True Dangers of Stunt Work on Set
Lauren Steimer / University of South Carolina

November 15, 2023 Lauren Steimer / University of South Carolina Leave a comment

Lauren Steimer elaborates on the dangers of on-set stunt work.

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In "Welcome to Wrexham and Representations of Management in Football (Soccer) as a Product of the “Media Sports Cultural Complex”" Andrew Stubbs-Lacy explores representation & construction of management in football with a focus on Welcome to Wrexham. Read: http://tinyurl.com/4z7wkuk8

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Dr. Roderik Smits explores various factors affecting what constitutes “fair pay” in the film and television industries. Read it here: http://tinyurl.com/mrn5wv9v

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Gerald Sim critiques Big Tech’s lobbying strategies against antitrust legislation, arguing that companies use technoliberal narratives, racialized imagery & nationalist rhetoric, such as the “China Argument,” to manipulate public opinion and more. http://tinyurl.com/ycka7652

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.@mediated1 argues that advertising’s integration of AI media technologies is not driven by natural market tendencies but from systemic commodification & political-economic forces, analyzed through the Political Economy of Media & Communications framework. http://tinyurl.com/3yajfcmb

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