Academics Henry Jenkins and Colin Maclay use their combined knowledge to dig deeper and ask more ambitious questions than most pop culture podcasts out there – not doing recaps or just remaining on the level of entertainment coverage. For them, popular culture offers resources for asking questions about who we are and where we are going, questions that can be political, legal, technological, economic, or social, but often cut across all of the above.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 5 days 3 hours 21 minutes
episode 14: Episode 14: Hye Jin Lee and Cristina Visperas on K-pop
USC professors Hye Jin Lee and Cristina Visperas join Colin and Henry to deliver a crash course on global K-pop fandoms.
episode 13: Episode 13: Katie Salen Tekinbaş and Kurt Squire on Ready Player One and Game Based Learning
University of California, Irvine professors Katie Salen Tekinbaş and Kurt Squire discuss Ready Player One and Game Based Learning.
episode 12: Episode 12: Ann Pendleton-Jullian Talks Worldbuilding
Ann Pendleton-Jullian joins Henry and Colin for a wide-ranging discussion about worldbuilding, followed by a reflection from Henry and Colin.
episode 11: Episode 11: Alex McDowell on "Ready Player One," World Building and Production Design
Alex McDowell joins Henry to discuss "Ready Player One," production design for Steven Spielberg, and world building.
episode 10: Episode 10: Nonny De La Peña on "Ready Player One," Virtual Reality and Storytelling
Fresh off an afternoon viewing of “Ready Player One,” Colin and Nonny De La Peña discuss virtual reality and the implications of emerging technology on the future of storytelling. Note: This episode takes our usual "informal conversation" a step further with an out-of-studio recording setup.
episode 9: Episode 9: Nick Cull Talks Black Panther and Media's Role in Public Diplomacy
Nick Cull, professor of Public Diplomacy and founding director of the Master of Public Diplomacy program at USC, joins Colin to discuss what mainstream media properties like Black Panther or Titanic say about society.
episode 8: Episode 8: Black Panther and the Evolution of African Cinema Cultures
Manouchka Labouba, a Gabonese filmmaker and USC doctoral fellow in Cinema and Media Studies, discusses the Black Panther and how technology has changed cinematic culture in African nations.
episode 7: Episode 7: March For Our Lives and the Census
This week, Colin and Henry discuss current events on each of their minds, including the March For Our Lives and the U.S. Census.
episode 6: Episode 6: Define American's Julian Gomez on Black Panther and Empowering Fan Activism
Define American's Julian Gomez joins Henry and Colin to discuss how Black Panther and other popular stories can be used to empower fan activism. Afterward, Henry and Colin have an in-depth discussion about participatory culture and civic engagement.
episode 5: Episode 5: Black Panther, comics and the history of Marvel
Guests Ramzi Fawaz, assistant professor of English at University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Rebecca Wanzo, associate professor of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Washington University in St. Louis, discuss Black Panther, representation and Marvel's history.