Popular Culture

Provides a history and criticism of an important disrupting force in early science-fiction television programming.

Innovative study of Taika Waititi, whose Maori and Jewish roots influence his distinctive New Zealand comedic style.

Exploration of Carrie Fisher as star, author, comedian, and iconic personification of Princess Leia.

Fairy-tale texts and images that address contemporary issues in unsettling, intersectional, and wondrous ways.

Examines Twin Peaks’s history and representations of female trauma and agency.

Explores the proliferation of true crime audiovisual texts across multiple media platforms.

A deep-dive into the practice and execution of contemporary television viewing.

Focuses on the critical and theoretical implications of adapting the Harry Potter novels to films and media.

Close readings that look for "the real Los Angeles" in a selection of contemporary movies.