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Amazon MGM Studios not playing by its book in India
Mansa Narain / University of Texas at Austin

August 15, 2024 Mansa Narain / University of Texas at Austin Leave a comment

Mansa Narain discusses how Amazon commodifies DEI initiatives in India, prioritising profit over genuine inclusion.

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Television is Burning: Revolutionary Queer and Trans Representation on TV
Danielle Seid / Baruch College, CUNY

September 16, 2019 Danielle Seid / Baruch College, CUNY One comment

Danielle Seid offers a close reading of FX’s Pose and the ways it brings revolutionary queer and trans representations to TV.

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In Toon with the Times: Diversity in American Commercial Animation
Mihaela Mihailova / University of Michigan

September 16, 2019 Mihaela Mihailova / University of Michigan One comment

Mihaela Mihailova brings attention to the diversity problem in animation—both on screen and in the industry—and examines a crop of contemporary programs responding to the call.

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Complaint as Diversity Work in Sports Media
Courtney M. Cox / University of Southern California

April 27, 2019 Courtney M. Cox / University of Southern California Leave a comment

Drawing from her own experiences working for ESPN and applying Sara Ahmed’s concept of “complaint as diversity work,” Courtney M. Cox interrogates the lack of diversity in sports media and offers a multi-pronged approach to improving inclusivity in a notoriously white male industry.

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No More Room for You: Reading Between the Lines of Netflix’s Claims of Inclusivity
Jacinta Yanders / The Ohio State University

April 27, 2019 Jacinta Yanders / The Ohio State University Leave a comment

Jacinta Yanders questions Netflix’s decision to cancel One Day at a Time amidst their own visible campaigns for inclusivity and representation on-screen.

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Moving From The Margins: Blackness, Podcasts and Racialized Audio Space
Briana Barner / University of Texas at Austin

July 30, 2018 Briana Barner / University of Texas at Austin 3 comments

Briana Barner explores the podcast as a racialized space, and gives an example of a podcast that pushes back against the notion that podcasts are a White space.

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Reflections on the New Diversity in Television
Mary Beltrán / University of Texas at Austin

March 23, 2015 Mary Beltran / University of Texas - Austin 2 comments

A look into the variety of changes behind-the-scenes that has contributed to the rise of more diverse television shows.

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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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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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