Category Archives: Everyone’s a Critic

Critical and Curious: A Fast and Furious Podcast

Posted on October 21, 2018 by

I’m excited to announce my newest podcast with Bob Thompson! We explore the cultural impact of Fast and Furious through the lens of pop culture history, media theory, and representations of race, class, and gender. Continue reading →

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Chatting about Diversity Education in Media with Joy Reid

Posted on April 4, 2018 by

On Tuesday, I had the awesome honor and privilege to chat with Joy Reid, MSNBC correspondent and host of AMJoy, about her definitions of diversity, and the experience of teaching diversity and inclusion classes to the next generation of media … Continue reading →

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Minow and Me

Posted on June 28, 2017 by

The internet is no longer a #vastwasteland BC I #selfiesohard. Continue reading →

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F8: Why I love the Fast and Furious Franchise

Posted on April 22, 2017 by

F8: Better than Furious Seven, still not as good as Fast Five. But #Letty and #Ramsey are my new favorite #dynamicduo. Continue reading →

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16th Annual Conversation on Race and Entertainment Media: Donny Jackson

Posted on March 20, 2017 by

Check out pictures and tweets via Storify. Clips coming soon! UPDATE: Congratulations to Donny Jackson, Ph.D. and Kamau Bell for their first Emmy for Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program! Donny Jackson, executive producer and show runner for CNN’s “United Shades of America with … Continue reading →

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WTF is Real Fake News?: The Mashup of Reality and Satire

Posted on February 21, 2017 by

We lack a shared reality thereby making it impossible to ridicule the absurdity of reality. Continue reading →

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Mary Tyler Moore: The Exemplary Disruption of the Single City Girl now available at flowjournal.org

Posted on February 21, 2017 by

https://www.flowjournal.org/2017/02/disruption-of-the-single-city-girl-archetype/ This weekend, I met Jay Sandrich, director/producer on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Cosby Show, A Different World, SOAP, Benson, Empty Nest, It Takes Two, The Tony Randall Show, Golden Girls, and more. He liked my essay, but thought … Continue reading →

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