Media Studies

This book introduces two conceptual models of photography: the Turin Shroud and the universal Turing machine. The Turin Shroud inspires a discussion on photography’s frequently acclaimed ‘ontological …

In Bending the Frame, Fred Ritchin–Professor of Photography & Imaging at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, and author of After Photography–examines the complex relations between social …

Originally published in France and long sought in English translation, Jean-Paul Gabilliet’s Of Comics and Men: A Cultural History of American Comic Books documents the rise and development of the Am …

The millions of fans who watch World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) programs each year are well aware of their role in building the narrative of the sport. #WWE: Professional Wrestling in the Digital …

Smartphone adoption has surpassed 50% of the population in more than 15 countries, and there are now more than one million mobile applications people can download to their phones. Many of these appli …

From the black and white pages of a Belgian Catholic newspaper in the late 1920s to the virtual world of a 3D CGI Hollywood movie in 2011, the young adventurous reporter Tintin has come a long way.Wh …

As people use self-tracking devices and other digital technologies, they generate increasing quantities of personal information online. These data have many benefits, but they can also be accessed an …

For more than a century the world’s most famous law enforcement body has inspired novelists, actors, and filmmakers. From ‘The Lone Ranger’ to ‘Walker, Texas Ranger, ‘ from Zane Grey’s ‘The Lone Star …

Contributions by Eric Bain-Selbo, Jeremy Barris, Maria Botero, Manuel “Mandel” Cabrera Jr., David J. Leichter, Ian Mac Rae, Jeff Mc Laughlin, Alfonso Muñoz-Corcuera, Corry Shores, and Jarkko Tuusvuor …

Studies of race and media are dominated by textual approaches that explore the politics of representation. But there is little understanding of how and why representations of race in the media take t …