Feb 26, 2019 | Television, Volume 31
Emily McAvan Abstract: In this paper I will discuss the coming together of different orders of being and the ways in which the Stranger Things depicts a sacred dimension of otherness bleeding through into 1980s small-town America. Whilst the metaphor of the...
Feb 26, 2019 | Television, Volume 31
Rebecca Kumar Abstract: The decade in which Stranger Things is set was a crucial turning point in post-civil rights African-American history. For many, the Reagan-era is associated less with halcyon suburbs like Hawkins, where America was once “great,” and more...
Feb 26, 2019 | Television, Volume 31
Keith Clavin and Lauren J. Kuryloski Abstract: This article argues for a queer historicizing of the gender constructions of the characters of Will Byers, Eleven, and Steve Harrington in Stranger Things. We propose that these characters embody complementary gender...
Feb 26, 2019 | Television, Volume 31
Lucy Baker, Amanda Howell and Rebecca Kumar Season One of Stranger Things (Netflix, Duffer Brothers, 2016-present) was praised by critics for how it captured the “allure of simpler, innocent times,” as it offered its audiences the chance to “bliss...
Jul 14, 2018 | Digital Media/Internet, Older Media, Theatre, Uncategorized, Virtual Reality, Volume 30
Abstract: This article maps aspects of the current Extended Reality (XR) production ecosystem in the UK, capturing a unique industry at its moment of emergence. The last three years have seen an increase in activity by traditional theatre institutions in the UK...
Jul 6, 2018 | Comics, Games, Print Media, Virtual Reality, Volume 30
Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationships between embodiment, presence and immersion in contemporary forms of VR. The term virtual reality (VR) refers to the generation of three-dimensional environments using computer-graphics or 360° video...
