A fundamental element of the American imaginary, superhero and heroic narratives have seen a new apogee since the turn of the century. New and old heroes and heroines have populated popular culture, giving rise to a variety of texts that tackle diversity, nostalgia, and the need for imaginaries and narratives that help us deal with the struggles inherent to our current times.

Dear colleagues, We have just launched a new survey investigating the use of ‘trigger warnings’ in the classroom: https://hass.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6xvCqDBwF2uXvnw Trigger and content warnings are part of public space. Potentially triggering content, including that related to gender-based violence, suicide, and racist violence, is flagged for audiences on social media, in festival programmes, or through pre-broadcast announcements.

A University of Brighton/CREAM, University of Westminster conference July 27 ^th and 28 ^th 2023, University of Brighton, Grand Parade, BRIGHTON Organisers Dr. Christopher Hogg – C.Hogg@westminster.ac.uk (University of Westminster) Dr. Douglas McNaughton – D.Mcnaughton@brighton.ac.uk (University of Brighton) Overview Design is a key element of all sorts of

Television continues to be a key site through which social and cultural power dynamics play out: behind the scenes, television struggles with traditional hierarchies that favour dominant discourses and people with multiple points of privilege. This is due to casualisation and long working hours remaining unsustainable for people for a number of reasons including caring responsibilities, non-normative bodies, or lower economic backgrounds.

VIEWJournal issue #25: The Changing Newsroom: Disinformation & Multimedia Journalism: The availability of technology and data as an opportunity and as a threat. Presented by: MediaNumeric Guest editors: Joke Hermes (InHolland University of Applied Sciences, MediaNumeric partner), Kuba Piwowar (SWPS, MediaNumeric partner) & Julia Conemans (Netherlands Institute for Sound & Vision, MediaNumeric partner &

Call for papers for a special issue of the TMG Journal for Media History In 2021, the Netherlands celebrated 70 years of television. To commemorate this anniversary, a team of Dutch television scholars organised the Television Histories in Development conference, hosted by the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision. This event included the book launch of De televisie. Een cultuurgeschiedenis ( Television.

FIFTEEN YEARS OF THE MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE Friday 25th to Sunday 27th August , 2023.

CALL FOR PAPERS – PERSPECTIVES ON CONTEMPORARY LEGEND 40th conference International Society for Contemporary Legend Research Sheffield, South Yorkshire, UK | 26-30 June, 2023

Chapter contributions are welcomed for an edited scholarly volume on the global impact of streaming services, crucially Netflix. The American company Netflix has, owing to its pioneering role, become synonymous with the world of streaming. The growing list of “Netflix Nations” (to invoke the title of Ramon Lobato’s 2019 book) means that there are only a few territories such as China, Iran, North Korea, and Syria that remain outside its purview.

Department of English, Indiana University, Bloomington Dates: Friday March 24th – Saturday March 25th, 2023 We are pleased to announce the Call for Papers for Indiana University’s 20th Annual Interdisciplinary Conference, hosted by the Department of English. This conference will be held virtually on Friday March 24th and Saturday March 25th.