Our Final 2022 Media Roundup
January 9, 2023
As 2022 came to a close, UT Press books were talked about in magazines, on podcasts, and in book reviews. As always, we’re proud to share the cross-platform media coverage… READ MORE
Tag: film and media studies
Researching Industrial Light & Magic: Q&A with Julie A. Turnock, author of Empire of Effects
November 1, 2022
In her book Empire of Effects: Industrial Light & Magic and the Rendering of Realism author Julie Turnock discusses the role of special effects company Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)… READ MORE
October 2022 Media Roundup II
October 28, 2022
Every week, our wonderful publicity team tracks the cross-platform media coverage our authors and their books receive. We’re proud to share our latest and greatest highlights below with links to… READ MORE
Q&A with Dr. Anna Peppard on Sexuality, Fantasy, and the Superhero
March 19, 2021
From Superman, created in 1938, to the transmedia DC and Marvel universes of today, superheroes have always been sexy. And their sexiness has always been controversial, inspiring censorship and moral… READ MORE
Six Things We Weren’t Supposed to Know about Early TV Viewers
August 13, 2018
By Deborah L. Jaramillo, author of The Television Code: Regulating the Screen to Safeguard the Industry. Revisiting early debates about TV content and censorship from industry and government perspectives, Deborah L. Jaramillo’s book recounts… READ MORE
Media Studies Scholars on Cycles, Sequels, Spin-offs, Remakes, and Reboots
May 17, 2016
Did we as a culture ask for Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising? Is Hollywood’s alleged addiction to remakes, reboots, sequels, and other ‘multiplicities’ anything new? We asked three media studies scholars to… READ MORE
Author David Greven’s Must Watch Hitchcock
May 15, 2013
With the new series Bates Motel airing on A&E this spring, Hitchcock’s seminal film Psycho is re-emerging in popular culture. The show follows a young Norman Bates and his mother in a ‘contemporary prequel’… READ MORE
