I’m not teaching this winter term, and believe it or not part of me actually misses the adrenalin rush of… Read more Adventures in Zine Making, Part 2
Category: gender
Exploring gender/sexuality/media through vidding (sharing student work)
J-term is flying by. I’ve been part of a terrific new faculty orientation, and am happy to be getting a… Read more Exploring gender/sexuality/media through vidding (sharing student work)
The Word of Christian Shephard: Endings, Heteronormativity, and Religion in Lost
Here we go–my slightly belated thoughts on the Lost finale. I haven’t yet read other people’s responses, having just come… Read more The Word of Christian Shephard: Endings, Heteronormativity, and Religion in Lost
The Pleasures of Gossip Girl
So, it’s been a while! Here I am, hoping to resurrect this blog for something beyond the periodic conference review.… Read more The Pleasures of Gossip Girl
Luminosity, Vidding, and Auteurism
Luminosity has been one of my very favorite vidders for years now. I’ve shown her vids in class and I’ve… Read more Luminosity, Vidding, and Auteurism
The Cheerleader Won’t Save Herself (or It’s Man Devouring Man, My Dear, and Who Are We to Deny it in Here?)
I was all set to write a fairly frustrated post about gender representation and identification in Heroes, and how a… Read more The Cheerleader Won’t Save Herself (or It’s Man Devouring Man, My Dear, and Who Are We to Deny it in Here?)
Hiro vs. Dean–(on gender, academia, fandom, and Heroes vs. Supernatural)
[Author’s note: This is a post from the fall 2006, written shortly after Flow, reposted here from livejournal] This was… Read more Hiro vs. Dean–(on gender, academia, fandom, and Heroes vs. Supernatural)
Dichotomies vs. Continuities (on machinima, fan authorship, and gender)
It’s perhaps ironic–now that I think about it, I realize that the paper I was going to give at MiT5… Read more Dichotomies vs. Continuities (on machinima, fan authorship, and gender)
Machinima + Vid?: Interface and Gender in Unofficial Authorship and New Media Studies
[My MiT5 Abstract (the paper that didn’t happen–yet, at least)] On the surface, films made from videogames (machinima), and fan-authored… Read more Machinima + Vid?: Interface and Gender in Unofficial Authorship and New Media Studies
From livejournal to wordpress–on gender divides, interface, and academia
This blog has been a long time in coming. I’ve hesitated for a year–planning to debut a blog on media… Read more From livejournal to wordpress–on gender divides, interface, and academia
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