Nov 6, 2012 | fan culture, Film, Television, Urban Space, Volume 20
Abstract Fan pilgrimages to media locations have been variously described as fads or underground activities. More recently there has been a trend to consider cult media tourism as increasingly incorporated into official tourism branding and promotion strategies. This...
Jul 18, 2010 | Games, Older Media, Print Media, Uncategorized, Urban Space, Volume 17
On January 21, 1942, pinball machines and their operation were made illegal in New York City. Raids on pinball venues—arcades, bars, and shops—commenced immediately, and thousands of the machines were seized within the following weeks. The banning of pinball in the...
Jul 18, 2010 | Digital Media/Internet, Television, Urban Space, Volume 17
We are still living under the banner of medieval technology. Umberto Eco (1986) The medieval system, based on graded ranks, of course knew no economic quality. Lewis Mumford (1961) Introduction Science and technology are locked into an unbreakable dualism that differs...
Jun 25, 2009 | Film, Uncategorized, Urban Space, Volume 15
Abstract This article examines the depictions of small towns in a number of Hollywood films from the 1940s, and describes some of the ideals of community that were shaping (and reflecting) the community attitudes that would underlie the post-war suburban boom. Two...
Aug 22, 2008 | Comics, Film, Other, Sound, Television, Urban Space, Volume 08
Edited by Angela Ndalianis and Wendy Haslem Some of the essays in this special bumper issue were presented as papers at the Men in Tights! Superheroes Conference, which was held at Melbourne University, June 2005. Contents 1. True Lies: Do We Really Want Our Icons to...
Mar 8, 2008 | Contents Page Only, Digital Media/Internet, Television, Urban Space, Volume 12
Screenscapes Editor, Leanne Downing 1. An Urban Island: Atlantic Station and its Use of the Screen – Beau B. Beza & Derek Merrill 2. Vegas on the Yarra: Situating Melbourne’s Crown Entertainment Complex – Leanne Downing 3. Public Screens and the...