How to Watch Television: Phineas and Ferb

13Sep13

I am quite excited to announce the publication of my latest book, How to Watch Television. Of course, in this instance, “my” should really be “our,” as the book was edited by me and my friend Ethan Thompson, and features 40 essays by an all-star line-up of media scholars young and old, familiar faces and […]

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Tags: children's TV, How to Watch TV, Phineas & Ferb

Back to the Classroom

12Sep12

Summer is over (even though it remains in the 80s in Vermont this week), which means my sabbatical is completely over. It was a great one, with a wonderful fellowship in Germany, a lot of writing, travel for lectures & conferences, and lots of quality family time. But yesterday, I returned to the Middlebury classroom […]

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Tags: Homeland, How to Watch TV, Mildred Pierce, Phineas & Ferb, syllabi