And finally, this News Brief, "'Peak TV,' Streamer Studio Accounting Gimmicks, and the Precarity of Hollywood Labor," in which we interview authors Miranda Banks and @kfortmueller.bsky.social about the state of Hollywood labor in the streaming era. soundcloud.com/citationsnee...
@mirandabanks.bsky.social and I had a great conversation with @ninametz.bsky.social about our new book and the state of Hollywood work.
Spotted you here at the Skylight tent and looking great!
[email protected] is currently soliciting nominations for the annual Claudia Gorbman Graduate Student Writing Award, which "recognizes outstanding scholarship in the field of sound and music media" by graduate students. Essays due August 3rd. More info here docs.google.com/document/d/1...
In this News Brief, we talk with Miranda Banks and Kate Fortmueller, authors of the new book Boom to Bust: How Streaming Broke Hollywood Workers, about precarity in Hollywood, studio consolidation, and how the dream of fame, 100 years on, is still used to concentrate power and drive down wages
In continued book promotion… @mirandabanks.bsky.social and I spoke about the state of Hollywood on @citationspod.bsky.social
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Last week @mirandabanks.bsky.social and I sat down to talk about our new book with Gene Maddaus from @variety.com
Read about our book and thoughts about the legacy of the strikes.
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In this News Brief, we talk with Miranda Banks and Kate Fortmueller, authors of the new book Boom to Bust: How Streaming Broke Hollywood Workers, about rising inequality and precarity in Hollywood, st
Today @variety.com published an insightful interview with BOOM TO BUST authors Kate Fortmueller & Miranda Banks. They discuss the strikes in Hollywood, the effects of technology on the industry, and much more!
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Now available on @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social: Miranda Banks and @kfortmueller.bsky.social discussing Boom to Bust: How Streaming Broke Hollywood Workers.
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Join us this Friday, April 24th at 1pm ET for a Virtual Roundtable on Teaching Game Studies! Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
A new book, 'Boom to Bust,' reexamines the 2023 writers and actors' strikes and puts them into a cultural and political context.
In this News Brief, we talk with Miranda Banks and Kate Fortmueller, authors of the new book Boom to Bust: How Streaming Broke Hollywood Workers, about rising inequality and precarity in Hollywood, st
The Claudia Gorbman Graduate Student Writing Award (2026) The Claudia Gorbman Graduate Student Writing Award recognizes outstanding scholarship in the field of sound and music media. The award has be...
