Brendan Kredell

Mediapolis Live, no. 3, vol. 4October 22, 2019

MEDIAPOLIS LIVE: London

By Brendan Kredell

[Ed. note: Mediapolis Live is an audio series of interviews, live events, and other discussions of cities and culture. This installment features a discussion held at the July 2019 London: Gateway to Cinema and Media Studies symposium. The episode … Read More

Mediapolis Live, no. 3, Q & A, vol. 3September 22, 2018

Mediapolis Live: Dora Apel on “Beautiful Terrible Ruins: Detroit and the Anxiety of Decline” (Part 2)

By Brendan Kredell

[Ed. note: Mediapolis Live is an audio series of interviews, live events, and other discussions of cities and culture. An edited and condensed transcript of this interview follows; due to its length, we’re publishing it in two parts.]…

Mediapolis Live, no. 3, Q & A, vol. 3September 16, 2018

Mediapolis Live: Dora Apel on “Beautiful Terrible Ruins: Detroit and the Anxiety of Decline” (Part 1)

By Brendan Kredell

[Ed. note: Mediapolis Live is an audio series of interviews, live events, and other discussions of cities and culture. An edited and condensed transcript of this interview follows; due to its length, we’re publishing it in two parts. The …

no. 5, Roundtables, vol. 2January 6, 2018

“Flickers of Sunlight”: The Year That Was

By Brendan Kredell

The year-in-review piece is as much a staple of the season as resolutions and ball drops. And, indeed, as we close the cover on the second volume of Mediapolis and officially enter our third year, there is much to review. …

no. 5, Q & A, Reviewed, vol. 1December 6, 2016

Martha Shearer on New York City and the Hollywood Musical

By Brendan Kredell

This conversation marks the first in what will be a regular series of interviews with authors of new books on cities and urban culture. We begin by sitting down – virtually – with Martha Shearer, whose new book New York …