Q & A

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

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

By Sushmita Banerji

In this installment of our continuing series of of conversations with authors of new books on cities and urban culture, film scholar Sushmita Banerji interviews Priya Jaikumar on her most recent book Where Histories Reside: India as Filmed Space (Duke …

no. 2, Q & A, vol. 5June 12, 2020

The Mediapolis Q&A: Caitlin Bruce’s Painting Publics

By Claire Sisco King

Caitlin Bruce is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Pittsburgh and the author of Painting Publics: Transnational Legal Graffiti Scenes as Spaces for Encounter (Temple University Press, 2019), winner of the Jane Jacobs Urban …

no. 3, Q & A, vol. 4October 9, 2019

The Mediapolis Q&A: Ofer Eliaz’s Cinematic Cryptonymies

By Angelo Restivo

In this installment of our continuing series of conversations with authors of new books on cities and urban culture, film and television scholar Angelo Restivo interviews Ofer Eliaz, Assistant Professor of Film Studies at Ohio University and author of Cinematic …

no. 2, Q & A, Reviewed, vol. 4June 22, 2019

The Mediapolis Q&A: Welcome to Fear City with Nathan Holmes

By Noelle Griffis

In this installment of our continuing series of conversations with authors of new books on cities and urban culture, reviews editor Noelle Griffis talks with Nathan Holmes, Assistant Professor of Cinema Studies at Purchase College – SUNY. His book, Welcome …

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

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

By Alexander Davis

Joshua Glick’s Los Angeles Documentary and the Production of Public History, 1958-1977 (2018, University of California Press) offers a magnificent excavation of the city’s documentary production cultures. Importantly, the project explores how the city’s films and television programs made a …