媒体研究

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 …

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 …

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 …

This collection analyzes twenty-first-century American television programs that employ temporal and narrative experimentation. These shows play with time, slowing it down to unfold narrative through …