A Critical Forum on Media and Culture
A Critical Forum on Media and Culture
Ash Kinney d’Harcourt examines the complexities in the later in life female-to-male (FTM) transition narratives shared on YouTube. The stories of these late bloomers, and trans elders more broadly, are significant at a time when trans futures are uncertain.
Read moreWhat does it mean to receive notifications from your smart watch telling you to exercise, especially during a pandemic? Andy Fischer Wright makes an argument that his Apple Watch Activity notifications make it clear that the company is more interested in the data he produces than his well-being.
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.
Read moreMelissa Morton explores how the UK’s public broadcasting channels have adapted their branding in response to the Covid-19 health crisis and discusses the implications of new viewing habits for the future of the UK’s public service broadcasters.
Read moreAmazon Prime has officially entered into the world of fashion reality TV with new show, Making the Cut. Danielle Williams analyzes the implications of Amazon utilizing livestream shopping as a tool to expand its platform.
Read moreIn his final installment on television syndication, Taylor Cole Miller examines how particular first-run syndicated programs offered and embraced queerness.
Read moreKit Hughes writes about the necessity of solidarity in academia along with other workplaces in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read moreJennifer Hessler discusses the place of Nielsen and comScore’s ratings panels in the digital age.
Read moreRyan Stoldt argues interactive television provides a new way for television industries to gather and commoditize audience data.
Read moreLaurel Westrup examines several contemporary popular music videos to understand how sound design deepens audience engagement with the video’s diegetic world beyond the basic narrative of the song’s lyrics.
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