Anne Helen Petersen
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Not "nice"
Great post, Tim. I'm also struck by the ways in which Swift's image is increasingly morphing to the "not nice" (See, for example, the video for "Trouble") even as more traditional marketing avenues attempt to re-root it in th ... -
Re: Guilt by Association: The Grammys, The Recording Industry, and Representing Popular Music Culture
Grammy's: People's Choice?
I think part of the problem with The Grammy's is also the glut of other music-oriented awards shows, all created to boost sales (and create ratings). What differentiates a Grammy from an American Music Award? Or a People's Choice Award? Or a ... -
The Female Superbowl
The gendered reception of the Oscars is *huge*-- I always refer to it as my "Female Superbowl" and make the same sort of spectacle for it that others (men and women, but mostly men) do for important sporting events. There simply is no other eve ... -
This is so fascinating,
This is so fascinating, Kristen. I'm particularly interested in this idea of stars/celebrities being uninterested in the academic discourse (or aca-fandom) produced around them. For instance, John Mayer would never link to a piece I wrote about hi ... -
What's behind the Twitter account....
I don't think that a reading of a celebrity needs response or authentication to validate (or bring it to some 'next level') as scholarship-- otherwise we'd all be waiting for the directors, producers, and other media-makers to come and ... -
Really glad you point to the
Really glad you point to the weirdness of the clip-- something I didn't have space to address. Because Lainey works for a Canadian program, I've rarely seen her on television; she doesn't post clips of herself on her site, so you have to ... -
Fantastic post, Lindsay —
Fantastic post, Lindsay-- absolutely spot on analysis of this clip (and the general cult of viewership around the original clip of the girl crying for Bieber, of which I admit I was fully a a part). I'm interested in what we can make of the fact t ... -
Good question, Kristina. I
Good question, Kristina. I think that Lainey has been able to tread that line through her constant engagement on her blog-- a much more personable means of communication than a newspaper column or television broadcast. As noted, she writes in a particu ...