"Vintage" by Karol D. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Retro Media

Monday, December 10, 2018 to Friday, December 14, 2018

Theme week organized by

Andrew KempGeorgia State University

The Warden Game: Power and Politics in a Recovered 1980s Text Adventure

Monday, December 10, 2018

Bringing Old Equipment Back to Life

Tuesday, December 11, 2018

Retro Objects, Alien Objects

Wednesday, December 12, 2018

Neoliberalism's Saudade: The Midnight's "America 2"

By TylerQuickUSC

Thursday, December 13, 2018

Considering Race In Retro Television Reception

By Parick Johnson

Friday, December 14, 2018

Featured Content

9/24/2018 to 9/28/2018
Women's Politicized Screen Voices

Theme week organized by
Jennifer O'MearaTrinity College Dubliin
11/26/2018 to 11/30/2018
The Journal of Cinema and Media Studies Presents: The First In Focus Theme Week - Mapping Media Industry Studies

Theme week organized by
Paul McDonaldUniversity of Nottingham
12/10/2018 to 12/14/2018
Retro Media

Theme week organized by
Andrew KempGeorgia State University
12/3/2018 to 12/7/2018
Indigenous Made Media

Theme week organized by
Lyndsey SheltonGeorgia State University
11/19/2018 to 11/23/2018
Thanksgiving Holiday Staff Picks
11/12/2018 to 11/16/2018
Reboots, Updates, and Reinterpretations

Theme week organized by
Jayson QuearryGeorgia State University

Recent comments

Re: Fun and Games: ABC's game show reboots

What about Love Connection?

By Alexandra Nakelski

Friday, November 16, 2018 - 13:31

I never thought about game shows and rebooting..I wonder if The Dating Game would have a place in this Me Too era?
Re: "How Safe Do You Feel?": James Bond in the Post 9/11 Era

I miss Roger Moore

By Alexandra Nakelski

Friday, November 16, 2018 - 13:29

Great commentary...I would extend this argument to most post 9/11 film..it seems that things became either really serious or completely cynical/sarcastic. I myself a huge fan of the Moore films find the new James Bond style a bit generic. I...
Re: Mythologies of scholarship, the role of imagination in the history of science

Physical vs. Metaphysical Science

By David Melbye

Thursday, November 8, 2018 - 15:00

First, I would like to express appreciation for this post in expanding "mythology" beyond consideration of specific narratives, as in my post, and toward the process of mythologization itself. While making no claims of my own here...
Re: AMC’s Breaking Bad and the Myth of the Frontier

Cultural Trajectories of Conceit and/or the Critique Thereof

By David Melbye

Tuesday, November 6, 2018 - 17:19

In my appreciation of Lisa's Weckerle's post and its subsequent comments, I would like emphasize the dual consideration of mythological "continuity" and "reconfiguration." To appreciate that both may be occuring simultaneously complicates any...
Re: ORDER IN THE UNIVERSE

Captain Voyeur

By Florian Milano

Friday, November 2, 2018 - 15:36

It is an interesting piece, especially because it explains that the themes of order/chaos were Carpenter's obessions before even making full-lenght features. It was great to use the short movie Captain Voyeur, in that perspective. I didn't know...