From Bartlet to Knope: Politics and instructional television The West Wing Politics as Entertainment Leslie Knope Jed Bartlet instructional TV Curator's Note The West Wing seems to be a unique example in recent American television. Despite its long t ...
Commoditized Visibility: Coca-Cola, The World Cup, and the People politics of visibility Fùtbol! Reflections on the World Cup Coca-Cola branding Curator's Note A man rides in a small boat over the calm waters of the Amazon at dawn; a young woman in h ...
Love's Paradox Western Once Upon a Time in the West Nancy love Hate Curator's Note For Jean-Luc Nancy, love’s meaning is to be found entirely in the act of its utterance. To define the term further, to elucidate the qualities that one loves or d ...
Yellow Fever: Born Digital on Battlestar Galactica stereotyping Sci-fi representation race digital Battlestar Galactica Asian Curator's Note Sharon Valerii, played by Korean-Canadian actress Grace Park, is a young, pretty, highly educated Asian woman ...
The Disincentives to Combat Concussions in Professional Sports Sports Injuries sports Curator's Note As increased medical research has demonstrated the nature of and dangers related to concussions, sports leagues have moved to protect their players f ...
Viral Shock and Spectacle in the Policing of Borders: The Youtube Taser Death of Robert Dziekanski Curator's Note It may seem something of a strange choice to write an In Media Res commentary on a Youtube video that I personally find difficult to wat ...
