So, you want to work in the media? Really? Hopefully it is not for economic gain. No, you are doing it for alternative economies of value, what the weekend broadsheet magazine insert feature stories call ‘lifestyle’. Online entrepreneur magazine Startupsmart has an article posted today listing ten startups that can be started for less than […]
Monthly Archives: February 2011
On the Flip Side of Exposure
It is late when I am writing this, so hopefully I do not make too many gaffes. I may fix it up tomorrow. Most professionals and amateurs working within the creative industries have recognised that there is a somewhat dubious payoff for keen amateurs and early career professionals for submitting free work that would otherwise […]
Boredom
The first post in a series on The Affective Cycle of Popular Culture on Boredom. General disclaimer: It is the basis for a lecture on the topic. It is note-based without substantial examples and without any context-setting work for the readings (e.g. who is Kracauer and what was the intellectual context of his article?). The […]
The Affective Cycle of Popular Culture
I would like to teach a course called the “The Affective Cycle of Popular Culture”. Most courses on popular culture are organised around a particular segment of popular culture, such as an industry or particular form of cultural commodity, and then the cultural dimensions of this industry or cultural commodity. I would prefer to follow […]