Category: Media Studies

Should Superman kill?

—Nickie D. Phillips and Staci Strobl [This article originally appeared in The Wall Street Journal online. Read it here.] Warning: this essay contains spoilers from the film “Man of Steel.” The reviews on… READ MORE

Amanda Lotz quoted in NYTimes

Amanda D. Lotz, author of The Television Will Be Revolutionized (NYU Press, 2007), snags a mention and a quote in a New York Times article today on the cult hit “Arrested Development.” The Emmy-winning show makes… READ MORE

Notes from Betsy…on Spring books

Greetings from NYU Press Publicity! My Instagram account is flooded with images of cherry blossoms, dogs rolling in grass, and ballpark festivities. SPRING HAS SPRUNG! To celebrate the spring season,… READ MORE

Defining the “cool sell”

Newsflash, Internet friends and media lovers! Your Ad Here, a new addition to our stellar Postmillenial Pop series, publishes this Friday, April 5. The book explores the rise of guerrilla marketing (think: covert, even… READ MORE

New-model publishing at MLA

—Monica McCormick In January, I went to the annual meeting of the Modern Language Association (MLA) for the first time. It was an illuminating and energizing few days. In my… READ MORE

Introduction to Spreadable Media

At long last, Spreadable Media by Henry Jenkins, Sam Ford, and Joshua Green has published! This week marked the book’s debut, along with the final roll out of web exclusive essays, all available… READ MORE