Colbert on Colbert
October 15, 2009
While I was at the Colbert Report, I gave him a copy of Satire TV. He flipped through it and noticeably perked up when he got to Geoffrey Baym’s essay,… READ MORE
Category: Media Studies
Planned Obsolescence: Publishing, Technology, and the Future of the Academy
October 6, 2009
By Kathleen Fitzpatrick, author of the forthcoming book Planned Obsolescence (Fall 2010). The crisis facing scholarly publishing has gotten a lot of discussion in recent days, and it’s frequently been… READ MORE
The Effect of Media Technology on Judaism
July 29, 2009
My Jewish Learning has a fantastically interesting interview with Jeffrey Chandler about his book, Jews, God and Videotape. Can you give examples of some positives and negatives of the effect… READ MORE
Fresh Friday Podcasts
June 5, 2009
Global Movements, Urban Struggles connects issues and events from around the world with struggles and resistance in our local neighborhoods. The last Tuesday of each month, the program tracks issues… READ MORE
Why We Can’t Get Enough of Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert and Bill Maher
May 18, 2009
An excerpt from Satire TV: Politics and Comedy in the Post-Network Era, edited by Jonathan Gray, Jeffrey P. Jones, and Ethan Thompson. Go to Alternet to read the full article…. READ MORE
“Their entire operation was based on glamorizing the white-male, ‘beefcake’ image.”
April 10, 2009
Here’s a recent letter we were forwarded from Dwight McBride, author of Why I Hate Abercrombie & Fitch: Essays On Race and Sexuality. I am 26 year-old male from southern… READ MORE
How Satire Became Reality (Hint: Jon Stewart, Tina Fey)
April 8, 2009
The State of Satire, and the Satire of State By Jonathan Gray, Jeffrey P. Jones, and Ethan Thompson, editors of Satire TV: Politics and Comedy in the Post-Network Era The… READ MORE
Heartland TV named Best Cinema Studies Book
February 11, 2009
The Society for Cinema and Media Studies Katherine Singer Kovács Book Award this year will go to Victoria E. Johnson for Heartland TV: Prime Time Television and the Struggle for… READ MORE