In which Erica, Tim, Laura, and Tom try to untangle the insane performances and twists and turns of the magnificent Universal Pictures flop Dolittle.
A brief note: this article is a categorization of the theoretical work of these theorists, not of the theorists themselves. We might think of it…
Playback is happy to present more post-conference processing, for all you fan and audience scholars out there who were unable to attend the Fan Studies Network…
In which Austin, Laura, and Tom try to untangle the 2019 Met Gala, celebrity, and the meaning of camp. Thanks so much to Erica for…
In honor of April Fool’s Day, the Playback staff have decided to take a break from our usual commentary on contemporary media to focus on…
Last night on December 6th, the video game industry held The Game Awards, an annual ceremony highlighting the best games of the previous year. The…
“Wii would like to play” is a slogan from the first series of North American commercials for the new Nintendo console in November 2006. The…
In August of 2017, Vine co-founders Rus Yusupov and Colin Kroll debuted HQ Trivia, an interactive trivia app where users can attempt to answer questions…
Welcome to Playback, a multi-media website where researchers can share works of criticism and scholarship regarding audio-visual culture. We are excited to bring you fresh,…