“We can look at cosplay as a medium that assists other media, anime and manga, by targeting a certain audience segment related to fandom.”
Oh, All That Annoying Movie Marketing: A Chat with Critic Eric D. Snider
July 6, 2013 by
“Young people are pretty savvy about marketing…They don’t consider something ‘bad’ or ‘annoying’ just because it’s marketing, the way many of us in the previous generation did.”
The Pop Culture Propaganda of Ender’s Game, Pacific Rim, and G.I. Joe
June 30, 2013 by
These posters’ apparently value-free aspect is perhaps what’s most worth exploring with young people…
‘World War Z’ At the Movies: Some Critical Thinking Questions
June 23, 2013 by
Media literacy discussion points covering novel-to-film adaptations, marketing, genre, screen violence, and more.
BEA, Famous Authors, and Why We’re All Guilty of Promoting ‘Celebrity Culture’
June 4, 2013 by
I guess there was some cosplay going on, but most participating attendees chose to dress up as publishing executives for some reason.
Book Giveaway: Informational Text Par Excellence… ‘American Comic Book Chronicles’
May 22, 2013 by
So does this sound like something that could get the teen and tween comics fans you know into nonfiction? Sure it does.
With ‘42’ in Theaters, Here’s a Free Movie Starring Jackie Robinson
April 13, 2013 by
Alfred Green’s 1950 film, made at the height of Robinson’s career, is in the public domain…