The limits of knowledge in a data-driven society
June 23, 2020
What counts as knowledge in the age of big data and smart machines? All too often, data generates speculation as much as it does information.
Category: Media Studies
Not Me-Studies, but We-Studies: On Open World Empire
March 27, 2020
—Christopher B. Patterson Only after I finished my first book, Transitive Cultures (Rutgers University Press, 2018), did I realize how personal the book was. Somehow, it never registered that this… READ MORE
Will Netflix’s Messiah spark outrage at the portrayal of Muslims?
January 10, 2020
—Evelyn Alsultany
A month before Netflix released Messiah, its new series about a mysterious Middle Eastern man who performs miracles and is being tracked by the CIA, a controversy erupted on Twitter. Muslims were convinced that the Messiah would turn out to be the anti-Christ, aka Dajjal, further fueling Islamophobia.
Welcome to Raunch Culture, USA
December 11, 2019
—Bernadette C. Barton
What does it mean for American culture writ large, when Netflix goes “viral” after its Twitter account asks followers, “What’s something you can say during sex but also when you manage a brand twitter account?”
The U.S. Women’s World Cup Team Overcame Opponents – and Sports Culture Itself
July 17, 2019
—Michael Serazio
Journalist and author Michael Serazio dissects the influence of sports and media on American perception and culture post a US win in the Women’s World Cup.
Capt. Marvel and the Cultural Exhaustion of Higher, Further, Faster
May 7, 2019
—Suzanne Scott
Captain Marvel as the latest show of just how exhausting (and toxic) female representation in superhero media can be
Sex and Love in the Digital Age
February 13, 2019
—Deana A. Rohlinger
Digital technologies aren’t all bad. But, they’ve certainly changed how Millennials explore their sexual selves and connect with one another.
Should We Own Our Data? The Limits of Privacy as Information Control
January 29, 2019
—Nora A. Draper
When our world is becoming more and more like Black Mirror, privacy as information control becomes more prevalent and begs the question: who should own what?