Events 03: Julia Stolyar, Darshana Mini and Jaana Serres at Locating Media Industries 2023 in London

A photograph pointing upwards which shows the columns and decorative entrance to Bush House in London, UK.

Mediapolis Now, no. 3, vol. 8October 5, 2023<October 5, 2023

Events 03: Julia Stolyar, Darshana Mini and Jaana Serres at Locating Media Industries 2023 in London

Scott Rodgers

In the latest episode of our Events podcast series, Julia Stolyar, Darshana Mini and Jaana Serres discuss with Scott Rodgers their research on the locality of different media industries in South Korea, India and Nigeria.

no. 1, Opening the Canon, vol. 8March 31, 2023<April 20, 2023

Lefebvre and the Media Production Space

Maria O’Brien

Maria O'Brien draws on Henri Lefebvre's spatial theories to argue for the continued importance of the state in the media production process, via the example of Irish audiovisual taxation policies.

Dossiers, no. 2, vol. 7June 23, 2022<June 23, 2022

Where is it Safe to Make Television? COVID, “Don’t Say Gay,” and the Instability of Spatial Capital

Myles McNutt

Myles McNutt looks at how the issue of safety is redrawing the map of US television production, from Covid-19 to new forms of discriminative legislation on issues such as abortion and LGBTQ+ rights.

Dossiers, no. 2, vol. 7June 22, 2022<June 22, 2022

TV Cities, Istanbul: The Labor of Reconstructing History in Turkish TV Series

Ipek A. Celik Rappas

How is historic Istanbul recreated for the screen? Drawing on interviews with local media professionals, Ipek Celik Rappas considers the challenges of filming heritage television series in a rapidly changing city.

Dossiers, no. 1, vol. 7May 4, 2022<May 4, 2022

Labor Immobility in Hollywood’s (Pandemic) Supply Chain Media

Kate Fortmueller

How have Hollywood’s production networks responded to disruptions in global supply chains? Kate Fortmueller examines the logistics of making film and television during the Covid-19 pandemic.

no. 4, Reviewed, vol. 6September 21, 2021<September 21, 2021

Getting to the Heights: The Latinx Neighborhood at Work and Play in Jon M. Chu’s and Lin-Manuel Miranda’s New Musical

Catherine Benamou

Catherine Benamou discusses the urban musical In the Heights and unpacks its complex relationship with the Latinx neighborhood of Washington Heights.

no. 3, Q & A, Reviewed, vol. 5August 10, 2020<August 12, 2020

The Mediapolis Q&A: Priya Jaikumar on Where Histories Reside

Sushmita Banerji

In this issue's Mediapolis Q&A, film scholar Sushmita Banerji interviews Priya Jaikumar on her most recent book Where Histories Reside: India as Filmed Space.

no. 1, Q & A, vol. 4February 28, 2019<February 28, 2019

The Mediapolis Q&A: Joshua Glick on Los Angeles Documentary

Alexander Davis

Alexander Davis interviews Joshua Glick about his new book, which rethinks Los Angeles as a center of documentary production

no. 2, Q & A, Reviewed, vol. 3June 9, 2018<June 10, 2018

The Mediapolis Q&A: Nolwenn Mingant on Reconceptualising Film Policies

Noelle Griffis

In this installment of our continuing series of conversations with authors of new books on cities and global cities, reviews editor Noelle Griffis talks with Nolwenn Mingant, who co-authored and edited Reconceptualising Film Policies (Rutgers University Press, 2017) with Cecilia Tirtaine.

no. 1, Roundtables, vol. 3March 9, 2018<March 9, 2018

The Lingering Presence of Richard Florida in Gothenburg’s Future Vision

Helena Holgersson & Erik Florin Persson

In the final post of the Roundtable, Helena Holgersson and Erik Florin Persson address the role of Richard Florida's ideas in Gothenburg's self-presentation and self-conception.

no. 1, Roundtables, vol. 3March 8, 2018<March 8, 2018

The Florida Project, Labor Strife, and Life on the Margins of Disney World

Alex Kupfer

Alex Kupfer reflects on Disney's history of expropriation in connection to economic inequality and labor disputes as the Roundtable wraps up.

no. 1, Roundtables, vol. 3March 6, 2018<March 6, 2018

Headhunters and Funmakers: Game Industry Recruiting à Montréal

Theo Stojanov

Theo Stojanov explores the Montreal game industry's construction of its ideal recruit in the context of local policies, especially surrounding language