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Greetings,
We want to let you know that the new issue of Flow: A Critical Forum on
Television and Media Culture is available at http://flowtv.org.
This issue features columns from Amanda Klein, Hannah Hamad, James
Bennett, Charles R. Acland, Zoe Druick and Julia Lesage.
This issue's columns in brief:
"BET?s Baldwin Hills: Injecting Race and Class into the Projective
Drama" by Amanda Klein (http://flowtv.org/?p=4547)
A look at BET?s Baldwin Hills, a reality drama that effectively
straddles the line between projective drama and rhetorical document.
"Television Celebrity: Extras and the Cultural Value of TV Fame" by
James Bennett (http://flowtv.org/?p=4541)
James Bennett examines Ricky Gervais, Extras, and the show?s
meta-textual mediation on television celebrity.
"DAD TV-- Postfeminism and the Paternalization of US Television Drama"
by Hannah Hamad (http://flowtv.org/?p=4531)
A look at the rise in father figures and the importance of paternity
in TV drama series.
"The Last Days of Videotape" by Charles R. Acland (http://flowtv.org/?p=4555)
An argument for the significance of the videotape as a lively and
important object of academic research.
"Media Event 2.0: Guy Laliberté?s Final Frontier" by Zoë Druick
(http://flowtv.org/?p=4539)
The confluence of edutainment, celebrity philanthropy, popular
environmentalism, post-cold war neo-liberal politics, and the media
event in Guy Laliberte's space tourism.
"FlashForward: Pacing and Script" by Julia Lesage (http://flowtv.org/?p=4528)
An analysis of FlashForward's techniques to keep the viewer engaged
and even to inspire fan behavior in its audience.
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We look forward to your visit and encourage your comments.
Best wishes,
Flow Editorial Staff
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