SíTV and the emergence of English-language Latino television networks
Curator's NoteEnglish-speaking Latina/os have historically suffered a double marginalization by U.S. mainstream television and by the Spanish-language television networks. These entities have built...
View ArticleRory Bremner as Ahmadinejad: The Purity of Alternative Media
Curator's NoteThere is much talk about the ‘purity’ of alternative media. But are we simply to think of alternative media in terms of their opposition to a mainstream (whatever that is)? Alternative...
View ArticleVoices Of Uncertainty - The AMPTP In Their Own Words
Curator's NoteMembers of the AMPTP are seen here sounding quite certain that the internet is the future of entertainment and the key to the continued good fortunes of global media conglomerates...
View ArticleLost as TV3
Curator's NoteUnpacking this thirty second commercial provides numerous insights into Lost as the epitome of what television studies scholars have dubbed TV3, a period of technological convergence, new...
View ArticleDiversity of Film Festivals in East Asia: Red Carpets and Parades
Curator's NoteLike their counterparts in the West, film festivals in East Asia have proliferated as well. While the oldest festival in the region, the Asia-Pacific Film Festival, has been running since...
View ArticlePicking on Thomas Piketty
Curator's NoteIt would be hard to deny that Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the Twenty-First Century has caused anything short of an intellectual firestorm. First, the book sold well in Piketty’s native...
View ArticleLegacy Products: WWE Economics and Fandom Struggle with Race
Curator's NoteProfessional wrestling generally isn’t know for nuance or political/social sensitivity, and the release of Hulk Hogan’s racist recordings hasn’t helped to change this image much with the...
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