Episode 59: A Whole Bunch of Cranky Academics
A roundtable on the Rolling Stone Top 100 Sitcoms list, plus a deep dive into Scholarly Interest Groups.
Read MorePRESENTING THE PAST: EXPLORING THE AMERICAN ARCHIVE OF PUBLIC BROADCASTING, EP. 4: BROADCASTING IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST →
The collaboration between Aca-Media and the American Archive of Public Broadcasting continues with episode 4 of our special series “Presenting the Past: Exploring the American Archive of Public Broadcasting,” featuring former FCC Chair Newton Minow.
Read MoreTalking Television in a Time of Crisis, Ep. 16: Finale
Our special series “Talking Television in a Time of Crisis” comes to an end (for now) with reflections by the organizers.
Read MorePRESENTING THE PAST: EXPLORING THE AMERICAN ARCHIVE OF PUBLIC BROADCASTING, EP. 3: INDIAN COUNTRY TODAY
The collaboration between Aca-Media and the American Archive of Public Broadcasting continues with "Presenting the Past," ep. 3: Indian Country Today.
Read MoreTalking Television in a Time of Crisis, Ep. 15: Academics
Our special series “Talking Television in a Time of Crisis” continues with episode 15: Academics.
Read MoreTalking Television in a Time of Crisis, Episode 14: Ethics
Our special series "Talking Television in a Time of Crisis" continues with Episode 14: Ethics.
Read MoreEpisode 58: Faye Wanted You to Find Her
Aca-Media is back with a fascinating conversation about the great Faye Emerson, actress, talk-show host, proto-feminist, and bon vivant once known as “The First Lady of Television.”
Read MorePresenting the Past: Exploring the American Archive of Public Broadcasting, Ep. 2: NET and Modern Conservatism
Ep. 2 of our special series, “Presenting the Past: Exploring the American Archive of Public Broadcasting”
Read MoreTalking Television in a Time of Crisis, Ep. 13: Publics →
Our special series “Talking Television in a Time of Crisis” continues with Ep. 13: Publics.
Read MorePresenting the Past: Exploring the American Archive of Public Broadcasting, Ep. 1: "Eyes on the Prize" →
Ep. 1 of a new special series, “Presenting the Past: Exploring the American Archive of Public Broadcasting”
Read MoreTalking Television in a Time of Crisis, Ep. 12: Aesthetics
Our special series “Talking Television in a Time of Crisis” continues with Ep. 12: Aesthetics.
Read MoreTalking Television in a Time of Crisis, Ep. 11: Optics →
Episode 11 of our special series “Talking Television in a Time of Crisis” is here: Optics. How does television seek to manage social and political crises around the world? How does television manage its own internal crises (of representation and of legitimation) in such a precarious cultural moment and climate of unrest?
This conversation is hosted by Mimi White (Northwestern University) and features Eva Hageman (University of Maryland College Park), Darnell Hunt (UCLA), Melissa Phruksachart (University of Michigan), and Brenda Weber (Indiana University).
This episode is dedicated to the late Jane Feuer
Read MoreTalking Television in a Time of Crisis, Ep. 9: Tactics →
Our special series “Talking Television” is back for a second season, now as “Talking Television in a Time of Crisis”! In this second episode, we discuss tactics: How can we best analyze and address the power of television, particularly in times of crisis and controversy? How might we define a televisual activism—or is that a contradiction in terms?
Guest Scholars: Jonathan Gray (University of Wisconsin—Madison); Daniel Marcus (Goucher College); Quinn Miller (University of Oregon); Eve Ng (Ohio University); Samantha Sheppard (Cornell University)
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