This week in the Deconstruction Zone, Dr. Lauren Camacci, Dr. Elizabeth Morrow Clark, and Tolonda Henderson are here to discuss the recent anti-trans statements by J.K. Rowling. Why do we care what Rowling has to say? Do her statements lessen the impact of her work? And how should the fandom respond? We're now on YouTube! Check us out on our new channel! If you'd like to discuss this episode, feel free to follow us on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter @PodcastDCW. Learn more about The Deconstruction Workers at http://www.thedeconstructionworkers.com. Please consider supporting The Deconstruction Workers for as little as $1 a month via http://www.patreon.com/PodcastDCW Thanks for listening! Support alternative scholarship and public engagement!
In honor of the release today of Hamilton: An American Musical on Disney+, we are reissuing our Season One episode of The Deconstruction Workers Podcast on the show! Marley Steuver-Williford is in the studio to talk about the musical and its impact. Let's revisit and see if we were right two years ago about Hamilton. We're now on YouTube! Check us out on our new channel! If you'd like to discuss this episode, feel free to follow us on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter @PodcastDCW. Learn more about The Deconstruction Workers at http://www.thedeconstructionworkers.com. Please consider supporting The Deconstruction Workers for as little as $1 a month via http://www.patreon.com/PodcastDCW Thanks for listening! Support alternative scholarship and public engagement!
This week in the Deconstruction Zone, novelist Dale Bridges joins the crew for the first time to talk about popular culture in small town America. What is life really like in a very small town? Why does everyone think he grew up in Footloose? And what happens when you watch the same film every day for 365 days in a row? Our partner podcast this week is Cursed History. We're now on YouTube! Check us out on our new channel! If you'd like to discuss this episode, feel free to follow us on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter @PodcastDCW. Learn more about The Deconstruction Workers at http://www.thedeconstructionworkers.com. Please consider supporting The Deconstruction Workers for as little as $1 a month via http://www.patreon.com/PodcastDCW Thanks for listening! Support alternative scholarship and public engagement!
Part Two of a two-part episode on Marvel's biggest comic franchise, The X-Men! Dr. Rick Stevens and Chris Maverick kick around the finer points of translating the comics into film, what it means for the franchise with the Disney purchase of Fox, seminal storylines, and more! Plus, is Hugh Jackman really the face of the franchise? Our partner podcast this week is Twenty First Century Cinema. We're now on YouTube! Check us out on our new channel! If you'd like to discuss this episode, feel free to follow us on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter @PodcastDCW. Learn more about The Deconstruction Workers at http://www.thedeconstructionworkers.com. Please consider supporting The Deconstruction Workers for as little as $1 a month via http://www.patreon.com/PodcastDCW Thanks for listening! Support alternative scholarship and public engagement!
Part One of a two-part episode on Marvel's biggest comic franchise, The X-Men! Dr. Rick Stevens and Chris Maverick kick around the finer points of translating the comics into film, what it means for the franchise with the Disney purchase of Fox, seminal storylines, and more! Plus, is Hugh Jackman really the face of the franchise? Our partner podcast this week is Vox Popcast. We're now on YouTube! Check us out on our new channel! If you'd like to discuss this episode, feel free to follow us on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter @PodcastDCW. Learn more about The Deconstruction Workers at http://www.thedeconstructionworkers.com. Please consider supporting The Deconstruction Workers for as little as $1 a month via http://www.patreon.com/PodcastDCW Thanks for listening! Support alternative scholarship and public engagement!
Part Two of a double-sized episode on one of the greatest television shows of all time! Dr. Lauren Camacci and Dustin Dunaway tag-team this discussion as we kick around Joss Whedon as feminist, Buffy's wardrobe, Faith, Willow, Cordelia, and our plan to Veronica Mars a revival. Our partner podcast this week is Born to Inspire. We're now on YouTube! Check us out on our new channel! If you'd like to discuss this episode, feel free to follow us on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter @PodcastDCW. Learn more about The Deconstruction Workers at http://www.thedeconstructionworkers.com. Please consider supporting The Deconstruction Workers for as little as $1 a month via http://www.patreon.com/PodcastDCW Thanks for listening! Support alternative scholarship and public engagement!
Part One of a double-sized episode on one of the greatest television shows of all time! Dr. Lauren Camacci and Dustin Dunaway tag-team this discussion as we kick around why we love this text so much, why it's so literary in nature, and why it's difficult to make shows like this any more. Our partner podcast this week is Chat Sematary: A Stephen King Podcast. We're now on YouTube! Check us out on our new channel! If you'd like to discuss this episode, feel free to follow us on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter @PodcastDCW. Learn more about The Deconstruction Workers at http://www.thedeconstructionworkers.com. Please consider supporting The Deconstruction Workers for as little as $1 a month via http://www.patreon.com/PodcastDCW Thanks for listening! Support alternative scholarship and public engagement!
Part Two of our double-header! A bit shorter than usual, but still packed with goodness. This week, five scholars take to the mic to discuss how in the world we are supposed to teach popular culture studies during a global pandemic. It's Dr. Shannon Sindorf, Natalie Sheppard- Baudeen, Jonathan Alexandratos, and Jenn Zuko on the line as we kick around what this new reality means for us as popular culture scholars and teachers. Our partner podcast this week is Your Brain on Facts. We're now on YouTube! Check us out on our new channel! If you'd like to discuss this episode, feel free to follow us on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter @PodcastDCW. Learn more about The Deconstruction Workers at http://www.thedeconstructionworkers.com. Please consider supporting The Deconstruction Workers for as little as $1 a month via http://www.patreon.com/PodcastDCW Thanks for listening! Support alternative scholarship and public engagement!
Welcome back for Season Four! This week, five scholars take to the mic to discuss how in the world we are supposed to teach popular culture studies during a global pandemic. It's Dr. Shannon Sindorf, Natalie Sheppard- Baudeen, Jonathan Alexandratos, and Jenn Zuko on the line as we kick around what this new reality means for us as popular culture scholars and teachers. We're now on YouTube! Check us out on our new channel! If you'd like to discuss this episode, feel free to follow us on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter @PodcastDCW. Learn more about The Deconstruction Workers at http://www.thedeconstructionworkers.com. Please consider supporting The Deconstruction Workers for as little as $1 a month via http://www.patreon.com/PodcastDCW Thanks for listening! Support alternative scholarship and public engagement!
Merry Christmas! As a present to each other and to the world, Jonathan Alexandratos is here and we're talking about The Transformers! Travel back to Christmas in the 1980s as we talk about the origins, history, and timeline of the franchise, playing with toys, engineering and more! It's an extra-long season finale extravaganza! We're now on YouTube! Check us out on our new channel! If you'd like to discuss this episode, feel free to follow us on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter @PodcastDCW. Learn more about The Deconstruction Workers at http://www.thedeconstructionworkers.com. Please consider supporting The Deconstruction Workers for as little as $1 a month via http://www.patreon.com/PodcastDCW Thanks for listening! Support alternative scholarship and public engagement!
Dr. Dan Yezbick is here to take a walk on the dark side as we're talking about the technological thriller series Black Mirror. And also, The Twilight Zone. And also, what is it about the dark side of technology that we find so intriguing and yet so scary? Finally, exactly how underrated is Cristin Milioti (SPOILER ALERT: Very.)? We're now on YouTube! Check us out on our new channel! If you'd like to discuss this episode, feel free to follow us on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter @PodcastDCW. Learn more about The Deconstruction Workers at http://www.thedeconstructionworkers.com. Please consider supporting The Deconstruction Workers for as little as $1 a month via http://www.patreon.com/PodcastDCW Contribute to the James Cancer Fundraiser at http://tinyurl.com/DCWHelp ! Thanks for listening! Support alternative scholarship and public engagement!
This week in the Deconstruction Zone, Dustin Dunaway is back to take a trip down memory lane to the 1980s! What is it about the 80s that is so compelling? Why do we keep mining the 1980s for contemporary popular culture? And what does that mean for us, as a people? We're now on YouTube! Check us out on our new channel! If you'd like to discuss this episode, feel free to follow us on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter @PodcastDCW. Learn more about The Deconstruction Workers at http://www.thedeconstructionworkers.com. Please consider supporting The Deconstruction Workers for as little as $1 a month via http://www.patreon.com/PodcastDCW Contribute to the James Cancer Fundraiser at http://tinyurl.com/DCWHelp ! Thanks for listening! Support alternative scholarship and public engagement!
Contribute to the James Cancer Fundraiser at http://tinyurl.com/DCWHelp ! This week in the Deconstruction Zone, Dr. Rick Stevens is back and we're talking about political economy and corporate consolidation. What is the state of popular culture in this age of corporate buyouts and ownership changes? How is licensing affecting fan practice? We're now on YouTube! Check us out on our new channel! If you'd like to discuss this episode, feel free to follow us on Facebook, or on Twitter @PodcastDCW. Learn more about The Deconstruction Workers at http://www.thedeconstructionworkers.com. Please consider supporting The Deconstruction Workers for as little as $1 a month via http://www.patreon.com/PodcastDCW Thanks for listening! Support alternative scholarship and public engagement!
Contribute to the James Cancer Fundraiser at http://tinyurl.com/DCWHelp ! This week in the Deconstruction Zone, it's a short episode as it's just one worker this week, talking about the concept of #HopePunk and its relationship to The Good Place. What can we learn about ethics and moral philosophy from this sitcom that we can take with us into our everyday lives? We're now on YouTube! Check us out on our new channel! If you'd like to discuss this episode, feel free to follow us on Facebook, or on Twitter @PodcastDCW. Learn more about The Deconstruction Workers at http://www.thedeconstructionworkers.com. Please consider supporting The Deconstruction Workers for as little as $1 a month via http://www.patreon.com/PodcastDCW Thanks for listening! Support alternative scholarship and public engagement!
Contribute to the James Cancer Fundraiser at http://tinyurl.com/DCWHelp ! For the second time this season in the Deconstruction Zone, we have a new worker! Grace Candido-Beecher is here to talk with me about Dungeons & Dragons, cosplay, and why we love roleplaying so much. We're now on YouTube! Check us out on our new channel! If you'd like to discuss this episode, feel free to follow us on Facebook, or on Twitter @PodcastDCW. Learn more about The Deconstruction Workers at http://www.thedeconstructionworkers.com. Please consider supporting The Deconstruction Workers for as little as $1 a month via http://www.patreon.com/PodcastDCW Thanks for listening! Support alternative scholarship and public engagement!
Contribute to the James Cancer Fundraiser at http://tinyurl.com/DCWHelp ! This week in the Deconstruction Zone, we have a new player! Jenn Zuko joins us for the first time to talk about seven ways women get portrayed as "bad ass" in TV and film, and the consequences of that. Jenn Zuko's research can be found at https://writershq.co.uk/category/problematic-tropes/. We're now on YouTube! Check us out on our new channel! If you'd like to discuss this episode, feel free to follow us on Facebook, or on Twitter @PodcastDCW. Learn more about The Deconstruction Workers at http://www.thedeconstructionworkers.com. Please consider supporting The Deconstruction Workers for as little as $1 a month via http://www.patreon.com/PodcastDCW Thanks for listening! Support alternative scholarship and public engagement!
This week in the Deconstruction Zone, Marley Steuver-Williford is back and we're talking about the portrayal of witches in popular culture. We look at the history of witches in culture, how witches have evolved over time, and walk through some of the most well-known witches in television and film. Then, we break down two of the most iconic witch narratives in cinema history. We're now on YouTube! Check us out on our new channel! If you'd like to discuss this episode, feel free to follow us on Facebook, or on Twitter @PodcastDCW. Learn more about The Deconstruction Workers at http://www.thedeconstructionworkers.com. Please consider supporting The Deconstruction Workers for as little as $1 a month via http://www.patreon.com/PodcastDCW Thanks for listening! Support alternative scholarship and public engagement!
Welcome back for Season Three! This week in the Deconstruction Zone, Dr. Lauren Camacci and I sit down for part two of a two part episode about canon. What is canon? Why is popular culture so obsessed with it? And who decides what's included?We're now on YouTube! Check us out on our new channel! If you'd like to discuss this episode, feel free to follow us on Facebook, or on Twitter @PodcastDCW. Learn more about The Deconstruction Workers at http://www.thedeconstructionworkers.com. Please consider supporting The Deconstruction Workers for as little as $1 a month via http://www.patreon.com/PodcastDCW Thanks for listening! Support alternative scholarship and public engagement!
Welcome back for Season Three! This week in the Deconstruction Zone, Dr. Lauren Camacci and I sit down for part one of a two part episode about canon. What is canon? Why is popular culture so obsessed with it? And who decides what's included?We're now on YouTube! Check us out on our new channel! If you'd like to discuss this episode, feel free to follow us on Facebook, or on Twitter @PodcastDCW. Learn more about The Deconstruction Workers at http://www.thedeconstructionworkers.com. Please consider supporting The Deconstruction Workers for as little as $1 a month via http://www.patreon.com/PodcastDCW Thanks for listening! Support alternative scholarship and public engagement!
This week in the Deconstruction Zone, Dr. Shannon Sindorf is here with a grab bag of digital community-related topics: The Gaze, The Glance, meme/gif culture, performative distaste, and more. What does our social media culture say about who we are as a people? Are we being dumbed down? And we invoke Wheaton's Law! If you'd like to discuss this episode, feel free to follow us on Facebook, or on Twitter @PodcastDCW. Learn more about The Deconstruction Workers at http://www.thedeconstructionworkers.com. Please consider supporting The Deconstruction Workers for as little as $1 a month via http://www.patreon.com/PodcastDCW Thanks for listening! Support alternative scholarship and public engagement!