A Critical Forum on Media and Culture
A Critical Forum on Media and Culture
Golden Owens discusses Lana, the virtual assistant on the reality television show Too Hot To Handle, and how it relates to broader narratives about robotic technologies, artificial intelligence, and surveillance.
Read moreWright analyzes Dr. Bailey’s heart attack in Grey’s Anatomy, revealing how racial and gender stereotypes shape Black women’s medical treatment and self-advocacy within biased healthcare systems.
Read moreHelen Piper explores how the format and presentation of The Assembly UK encourages feelings of community and acceptance.
Read moreDr. Anne Lovatt takes a closer look at contemporary artists whose work critically engages with televisuality and screen age.
Read moreOwens argues that Rosey the Robot from The Jetsons demonstrates the connection between service technologies and Black housemaid archetypes, lending to considerations of how technologies can contain and disseminate harmful ideologies.
Read moreAndrew Stubbs-Lacy explores the representation and construction of management in football with a focus on Welcome to Wrexham.
Read moreThis column examines Alfonso Cuarón’s Disclaimer on AppleTV+, exploring how its production and promotion as a “cinematic” auteur-driven series reflect broader industry strategies.
Read moreMichael Z. Newman explores the convergence of television and TikTok, arguing that platforms like TikTok embody television’s fragmentary logic and attention-driven economy, transforming late-night shows like After Midnight into viral, internet-native content.
Read moreMansa Narain discusses how Amazon commodifies DEI initiatives in India, prioritising profit over genuine inclusion.
Read moreSelena Dickey argues that the growth of nationwide, synchronous television service was a much more contingent, incremental, and local process than most media historians have previously acknowledged.
Read moreKimberly A. Owczarski analyzes Taylor Sheridan’s effect on Fort Worth’s media production industry.
Read moreJennifer Porst charts the challenges and benefits of establishing media production hub cities.
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