Laura Felschow

Laura E. Felschow is a PhD candidate in the department of Radio-Television-Film at the University of Texas at Austin. She holds an MA in Media Studies from the State University of New York at Buffalo and a BFA in Film with a minor in Animation from Syracuse University. She currently serves as lead coordinating editor for The Velvet Light Trap and graduate student manager for Media Industries. Her research interests include gender studies, media industries studies with a focus on franchising and transmedia storytelling, and comics studies.

no. 1, Roundtables, vol. 2January 29, 2017<February 4, 2017

Borderless Worlds, Imagined Places: Bending Time and Space in the MCU

Laura Felschow analyzes Marvel's expansion of authenticity to the international in world building and marketing.

no. 1, Roundtables, vol. 2January 17, 2017<January 19, 2017

Branding New York: Marvel Comics and Industry Tradition

Marvel Comics’ loyalty to New York City both in its business practices and its produced content have lent both the company and their product a certain degree of marketable perceived authenticity.