This special session will feature several 5-minute micro-presentations about a variety of current popular culture subjects—it’s a pop culture crash course! Come take advantage of this opportunity to learn about a range of topics meant to inform popular culture scholars beyond their specific research interests.
“Snacks provided”
Presentations
Pitchfork Media: Music Journalism, Opinion Leaders, and “the Pravda of Indie Rock”
Presenters
Jordan M. McClain
Lil B’s New Sincerity: A Look How Lil B Uses His Mercurial Persona to Spread His “Based” Philosophy
Presenters
Dale Anderson
Spotify: On Demand Digital Music Streaming
Presenters
Mary Beth Ray
Snapchat
Presenters
Meghann Ryan-Posthumus
Branding, Place And Identity
Presenters
Nick Baxter-Moore
Breaking Bad, Ugly Stereotypes, and What Happens to Racist Depictions of Latinos When All the Characters Speak Spanish
Presenters
Katrina Flener
Damned to Eternity: Disabling Immortalities in American Horror Story: Coven
Presenters
Samuel Yates
Let’s Hear It for the Old Guy: The Recent Rise of Sexagenarian Action Heroes
Presenters
Gary Earl Ross
Everyone Really IS a Critic: Honest Trailers and Fan-Produced Movie Deconstructions
Presenters
Thomas Grochowski
What’s in a Name: Comics Vs Graphic Novels
Presenters
Keegan Lannon
Session chairs
Jordan M. McClain
