Acafan summer at Henry’s blog
Just a quick heads-up to the goings-on at Henry Jenkins’ blog. He’s invited a couple dozen media scholars (including yours truly) to post and discuss gender, power, academia, and media fandom in a...
View Article1982: The Summer of Khan
This summer marks the 25th anniversary of my all-time favorite movie summer, and today is the 25th anniversary of the release of my all-time favorite summer film, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan....
View ArticleMIT5: Fans and Producers
Time flies, even in the summer. I’m pulled between several different projects at the moment (and teaching a summer session class) so the ol’ blog sometimes falls off the radar. Anyway, continuing on...
View ArticleMore fan debate: what’s “traditional fan behavior” anyway?
Will Brooker and Ksenia Prasolova have a great discussion in this week’s Fan Debate offering, querying not only the limits of the category “fan,” but what does all these gendered distinctions offer to...
View ArticleMIT 5: TV 2.0 – Remixing Battlestar Galactica
OK, now it was over two months ago; great googly moogly! I’ve finished my summer session class, and, while I’m neck deep in writing projects, they are, indeed, writing projects. Which means I’m...
View ArticleWhen season premieres presage season finales
It’s been a mighty long time, but I’m back. Blogging time should (he says tentatively) open up a bit more in the coming weeks, with the end of the semester. Welcome in particular to those of you who...
View ArticleComic-Con and Media Spaces
I realize it’s a bit late after the fact to talk about Comic-Con 2008, but I’ve had some thoughts bouncing around for the last few weeks after my experience there (and have had many other things on my...
View ArticleThe 2009 Frames All-Star Team
As 2009 dawns, I thought I’d recognize all that made my 2008 bearable (and occasionally inspiring). Since my year divides roughly into two seasons — college football, and the rest of the year — I’ve...
View ArticleGoing Back to Gally
Aca and fan at Comic-Con. That's me on the right. This weekend I will be in Los Angeles at the 23rd annual Gallifrey One convention. Gallifrey One, or “Gally” as its attendees call it, is the largest,...
View ArticleThe Fandorica Opens: On Gallifrey One 2012
As expected, I had a fantastic time at Gallifrey One’s Network 23 Doctor Who convention in Los Angeles. There are already many great write-ups online (check the list at the bottom of the post), all...
View ArticleThe DNA of Doctor Who
It’s been about 15 months, but yes, I’m still here. I’ve been busy. I’m posting now because I’m off to Chicago this weekend to participate in A Celebration of Doctor Who, a one-day event at DePaul...
View ArticleThe Sound of Doctor Who
The second panel I’m on at A Celebration of Doctor Who, immediately after the first one, concerns the series’ aesthetics. Instead of examining aspects of mise-en-scene, cinematography, editing, or...
View ArticleThe Quest is the Quest: Recovering Missing Doctor Who Episodes
The Doctor, Jamie, and Victoria hold on for dear life. The announced recovery, and immediate merchandising, of nine previously missing episodes of Doctor Who has sent fandom into dances of joy. The...
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