May 3, 2016
—Henry Jenkins
Forget what you’ve heard about youth being ignorant and apathetic about American politics. Young people are tapping into a broad range of different platforms and practices, seeking change “by any media necessary.”
February 23, 2016
—Meryl Alper [This piece originally appeared on Meryl Alper’s blog.] I’m not an expert on cyber warfare, nor do I play one on TV—or on Twitter for that matter. I have,… READ MORE
February 12, 2016
—Michael Cobb [This piece originally appeared on The Washington Post.] You are single. Everyone is. Perhaps you have a husband, wife, boyfriend or girlfriend and you think you’re not. You… READ MORE
January 28, 2016
—Ramzi Fawaz [This piece originally appeared on Avidly.] Like any good origin story, I’ve told this one a thousand times: The first comic book I ever read was X-Men #80, the 35th Anniversary issue… READ MORE
November 3, 2015
—Mimi Schippers There is a new app for hooking up, and it is marketed as a tool for finding “…kinky, curious and openminded singles and couples around you.” It’s called… READ MORE
October 30, 2015
—Rani Neutill About a year ago I was asked to teach a class about the evolution of the representation of sex throughout American Cinema. I started with the silent film… READ MORE
September 30, 2015
—Philip Nel Few things upset American adults more than books for children and adolescents. If you look at the American Library Association’s annual list of Challenged and Banned Books, the… READ MORE
September 28, 2015
—Jodi Eichler-Levine Jewish authors are tremendously popular when it comes to banned-books lists. Judy Blume, Lesléa Newman, and Anne Frank are all represented on the American Library Association’s 100 Most… READ MORE