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Transformational Tales: Media, Makeovers, and Material Culture
American makeover culture, thorough detailed case studies that represent an increasing confluence of commerce, entertainment, and, at times, spirituality.
Television 2.0: Reconceptualizing TV as an Engagement Medium
Television’s future will rely on a model better suited to a multi platform media environment and to attention and experience economies.
The Commoditable Block Party: Electric Signs in Manhattan, 1881-1917
The form and content of the electric bulb sign in Manhattan from 1892 to 1917 — and how this unique medium engaged with its environment and audience.