Bridget Kies – författare

Conservatively Queer TV is a cultural history of televisual masculinities in the long 1980s, a period in which vestiges of 1970s sexuality, feminism, and queerness persisted in a state of tension with Reagan-era conservative values and regressive machismo. Bridget Kies traces how television executives and producers of the era created images of queer and contested masculinities across mainstream programming to target women viewers and experiment with television genres and forms in the burgeoning cable era. Consequently, this period gave American television a dynamic contrast between forms of masculinity being touted as virtuous in political and religious discourse and on-screen portrayals of men as trauma survivors, domestic laborers, and drag performers. Kies uses feminist methodologies to examine television’s queer and contested masculinities to shed light on missing pieces of television history. Specifically, she explores how feminism and anti-feminist anxieties shaped televisual images of masculinities and the construction of audiences by executives and producers. Conservatively Queer TV goes beyond current studies of explicitly gay material that often look at how the television industry responded to the HIV/AIDS crisis across the 1980s and instead demonstrates how Reagan-era values, feminism, and queerness collided to create a dramatic reconstruction of seemingly normative American masculinities.

A timely intervention into the role of AI in teaching film and media studies, this book offers insights into how scholars and educators can adapt their approaches in the face of emerging technologies.Exploring the intersection of generative AI with film and media studies, this book highlights the importance of addressing AI in the classroom. It advocates for teaching AI literacy as an extension of media literacy, encouraging students to understand AI's biases and limitations. It explores the impact of AI on a variety of widely taught topics, including copyright and remix culture, the concept of authorship and collaborative storytelling, film and media production, its potential in relation to speculative history and archival research, labor concerns in the media industries, as well as impacts on fans and audiences. The book considers how AI can foster creativity and critical thinking in students as they prepare for future roles in evolving media industries. Each chapter features suggested readings, activities, and assignments that can be implemented in and out of class to reinforce and cultivate AI literacy and proficiency. This book is an essential resource for faculty members in Film and Media Studies who want to know more about how to engage with generative AI tools in their teaching, as well as graduate students taking pedagogy-focused courses.

A timely intervention into the role of AI in teaching film and media studies, this book offers insights into how scholars and educators can adapt their approaches in the face of emerging technologies.Exploring the intersection of generative AI with film and media studies, this book highlights the importance of addressing AI in the classroom. It advocates for teaching AI literacy as an extension of media literacy, encouraging students to understand AI's biases and limitations. It explores the impact of AI on a variety of widely taught topics, including copyright and remix culture, the concept of authorship and collaborative storytelling, film and media production, its potential in relation to speculative history and archival research, labor concerns in the media industries, as well as impacts on fans and audiences. The book considers how AI can foster creativity and critical thinking in students as they prepare for future roles in evolving media industries. Each chapter features suggested readings, activities, and assignments that can be implemented in and out of class to reinforce and cultivate AI literacy and proficiency. This book is an essential resource for faculty members in Film and Media Studies who want to know more about how to engage with generative AI tools in their teaching, as well as graduate students taking pedagogy-focused courses.

A timely intervention into the role of AI in teaching film and media studies, this book offers insights into how scholars and educators can adapt their approaches in the face of emerging technologies.Exploring the intersection of generative AI with film and media studies, this book highlights the importance of addressing AI in the classroom. It advocates for teaching AI literacy as an extension of media literacy, encouraging students to understand AI's biases and limitations. It explores the impact of AI on a variety of widely taught topics, including copyright and remix culture, the concept of authorship and collaborative storytelling, film and media production, its potential in relation to speculative history and archival research, labor concerns in the media industries, as well as impacts on fans and audiences. The book considers how AI can foster creativity and critical thinking in students as they prepare for future roles in evolving media industries. Each chapter features suggested readings, activities, and assignments that can be implemented in and out of class to reinforce and cultivate AI literacy and proficiency. This book is an essential resource for faculty members in Film and Media Studies who want to know more about how to engage with generative AI tools in their teaching, as well as graduate students taking pedagogy-focused courses.

A timely intervention into the role of AI in teaching film and media studies, this book offers insights into how scholars and educators can adapt their approaches in the face of emerging technologies.Exploring the intersection of generative AI with film and media studies, this book highlights the importance of addressing AI in the classroom. It advocates for teaching AI literacy as an extension of media literacy, encouraging students to understand AI's biases and limitations. It explores the impact of AI on a variety of widely taught topics, including copyright and remix culture, the concept of authorship and collaborative storytelling, film and media production, its potential in relation to speculative history and archival research, labor concerns in the media industries, as well as impacts on fans and audiences. The book considers how AI can foster creativity and critical thinking in students as they prepare for future roles in evolving media industries. Each chapter features suggested readings, activities, and assignments that can be implemented in and out of class to reinforce and cultivate AI literacy and proficiency. This book is an essential resource for faculty members in Film and Media Studies who want to know more about how to engage with generative AI tools in their teaching, as well as graduate students taking pedagogy-focused courses.