The Machine is (Changing) Us: YouTube and the Politics of Authenticity
presented at the 2009 Personal Democracy Forum at Jazz at Lincoln Center. About 10 minutes of it is a minor update (rehash) of An Anthropological Introduction to YouTube, but the rest is new. The gathering may have been the highest… Continue reading
Few good men in Indian politics part-1
The first part of the speech starts with good things about functioning democracy, 1979 emergency, political freedom, unelected vs. elected, unaccountable vs. accountable, politics and criminality, defection to party, fractious politics, will state funding for elections work etc. Jayaprakash Narayan,… Continue reading
The Hollywoodification Of Presidential Politics
The Hollywoodification Of Presidential Politics Early ads from 2012 candidates look more like movie trailers for a summer blockbuster. Sarah Palin will be the subject of a feature-length documentary in theaters this month. Do voters have to be entertained into… Continue reading
Best of Utah 2011: Media & Politics
Best of Utah 2011: Media & Politics Posted // March 30,2011 – Best Early-Early-Bird Anchor Team Dan Evans & Shauna Khorrami, Fox 13 Before Kerri Cronk glides in and joins the weekday newscast at 6 a.m., Fox 13’s Good Day… Continue reading
New drama addresses the politics of surrogate pregnancy in Japan
New drama addresses the politics of surrogate pregnancy in Japan Keiko Matsuzaka started out as a glamorous ingenue who sang and acted. Her career didn’t differ greatly from those of other late Showa Era (1926-89) idols, except that she gave… Continue reading
