I am happy to announce that the second issue I have edited is now live and free to anyone interested in popular culture studies. More importantly, I…… Read more “PCSJ Vol 7 Is 2: Inaugural Student Showcase”
Trauma and Fractured Fandom
This blog post contains my presentation at MPCA/ACA 2019 from our panel on mental health and fandom. This presentation is the first step in a deeper analysis…… Read more “Trauma and Fractured Fandom”
Der Dibuk: An Early Judaic Take on Exorcism
Now it is time to watch one of the first exorcism movies, and one of the few Polish/Yiddish movies: Der Dibuk (1937). This is one of the…… Read more “Der Dibuk: An Early Judaic Take on Exorcism”
Indian Cinema Godfather
For the fifty-third episode of The Pop Culture Lens podcast, Christopher Olson and I are joined by friend and Ph.D. candidate Anis Rahman to consider one of…… Read more “Indian Cinema Godfather”
When the Rebel Heart Met the Blackheart: Slash in Professional Wrestling
Originally posted on Professional Wrestling Studies Association:
I’ve been working on this project for awhile now, and this presentation from MPCA/ACA 2019 contains my preliminary results on…
Halloween Podcast on Frankenstein
For the fifty-second episode of The Pop Culture Lens podcast, Christopher Olson and I are joined by friend and Ph.D. candidate Sarah Stanley to discuss one of…… Read more “Halloween Podcast on Frankenstein”
Happy 25th Anniversary, Friends!
Welcome back to a new season! For the fifty-first episode of The Pop Culture Lens podcast, Christopher Olson and I are joined by our colleague and pop…… Read more “Happy 25th Anniversary, Friends!”
(The makings of) A Psychoanalytical Critique of Capitalism
This essay comes from probably 2002 when I was living in Los Angeles and working at an agency — and coming to realize that I had an…… Read more “(The makings of) A Psychoanalytical Critique of Capitalism”
Gender Schematic Men and the Somatotypes They Perceive: Influences on attraction and recall
The following is the first original empirical research project that I completed for my psychology research class at UW-Madison as an undergrad. I took the class at…… Read more “Gender Schematic Men and the Somatotypes They Perceive: Influences on attraction and recall”
On Representing Our Subjects/Participants/Informants/People
One final old reflection to share, that appears more questions than answers, but, as with the previous one, shows me wrestling with how do to research in…… Read more “On Representing Our Subjects/Participants/Informants/People”
