Dear Interested Study Participant, My name is Dr. CarrieLynn D. Reinhard and I am an Associate Professor in Communication Arts and Sciences at Dominican University. I am conducting…… Read more “Survey on Watching Food Television”
Media Personality Identifications and the Importance of Media Representation
The first research study I did in graduate school was on why people identified with individuals they only knew from the media. It would become my first…… Read more “Media Personality Identifications and the Importance of Media Representation”
The Pop Culture Lens on Fraggle Rock
In a first, the forty-seventh episode of The Pop Culture Lens podcast finds friend of the podcast Greg Clark joining Christopher Olson and I to discuss the…… Read more “The Pop Culture Lens on Fraggle Rock”
Work In Progress: Applying SMM to Fan Studies
This draft comes from a presentation given at the 2018 MPCA/ACA conference in Indianapolis. Introduction Communication scholar Brenda Dervin created the Sense-Making Methodology as a methodological approach…… Read more “Work In Progress: Applying SMM to Fan Studies”
Professional Wrestling Studies Association
For More Information, please contact: Jack Karlis, jackkarlis@gmail.com THE PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING STUDIES ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES ITS INAUGURAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND EDITORIAL BOARD The Professional Wrestling Studies Association [PWSA] announces its…… Read more “Professional Wrestling Studies Association”
Mystery Science Theater 3000
In a first, the forty-sixth episode of The Pop Culture Lens podcast finds friend of the podcast Ryan Schriml (@EalingCA) joining Christopher Olson and myself to discuss…… Read more “Mystery Science Theater 3000”
Being Methodological in Audience Studies: Applying Brenda Dervin’s Sense-Making Methodology
I’ve shared in previous posts (here and here) thoughts from my PhD candidacy exam. In this post, I share my thoughts on being methodological when it comes…… Read more “Being Methodological in Audience Studies: Applying Brenda Dervin’s Sense-Making Methodology”
Coca-Cola and American Identity
In this episode, the co-hosts address the history of Coca-Cola and how it has come to embody American ideals and ideologies around the world. Along the way,…… Read more “Coca-Cola and American Identity”
A Christmas Story Christmas Gift
In this special episode of The Pop Culture Lens podcast for the 2018 holiday season, Christopher Olson and I discuss the nostalgic appeal of A Christmas Story (1983) by…… Read more “A Christmas Story Christmas Gift”
Defining Fandom as Repeatedly Returning
I presented this idea, based on previous work, at the MPCA/ACA conference of October 2018. I present it here for us to have a conversation about what…… Read more “Defining Fandom as Repeatedly Returning”
Pro-Wrestling Slash
Originally posted on Professional Wrestling Studies Association:
When I first got into professional wrestling — way back in 2014! — my first favorite wrestler was The Miz.…
