Embarrassing Bodies: Public Sphere or Spectacle?

A link to my article 'Embarrassing Bodies: Public Sphere or Spectacle' at FlowTV: a critical forum on television and media culture published by the Department of Radio, Television, and Film at the University of Texas at Austin. Flow’s mission is to provide a space where the public can discuss the changing landscape of contemporary media.

More than just ‘Lip Service‘?- Stereotypes in lesbian focused drama

A link to my article 'More than just ‘Lip Service‘?- Stereotypes in lesbian focused drama' at FlowTV: a critical forum on television and media culture published by the Department of Radio, Television, and Film at the University of Texas at Austin. Flow’s mission is to provide a space where the public can discuss the changing landscape of contemporary media.

Playing the Straight Field: 'Pre-Watershed UK TV and Gay Intimacy

A link to my article 'Playing the Straight Field:Pre-Watershed UK TV and Gay Intimacy' at FlowTV: a critical forum on television and media culture published by the Department of Radio, Television, and Film at the University of Texas at Austin. Flow’s mission is to provide a space where the public can discuss the changing landscape of contemporary media.

Recent research - The L Word: Fan Pleasure or Fan Pain?

The L Word: Fan Pleasure or Fan Pain? from Interactive Cultures on Vimeo.

 

Here is a link to my research presentation on The L Word: Fan Pleasure or Fan Pain? This research was also presented at the PCA/ACA National Conference 2010 which took place in St. Louis. The L Word was a seminal lesbian drama series. On its conclusion many of the 2 million+ viewers were disappointed by the open ending. My work on the audience’s reactions through an ethnography of a popular online forum raises considerations for media producers in a continually fragmenting market.