Entertainment and Media Studies Archive
(De/Re)Constructing LGBT Characters in Latin America: The Implications of Mexican Dubbing for Translating Marginalized Identities
Abstract: This article responds to calls for more detailed analyses of localization around the world (Castelló, 2009; Levine, 2009) by examining a Mexican dubbing company and its translation of LGBT […]
Adapting Books for Film and Television – Dallas Literary Festival
Booker T. Mattison. Moderator and panel organizer for the Dallas Literary Festival, “Adapting Books for Film and Television.” The panel will feature Oscar winning screenwriter Geoffrey Fletcher, who adapted Precious: […]
Why we need intersectionality in Ghanaian feminist politics and discourses
Abstract: Several African scholars have theorized about the evolution of feminist movements on the continent but there has been little focus on the importance of employing an intersectional feminist framework […]
Whitewashing Diverse Voices: (De)Constructing Race and Ethnicity in Spanish-Language Television Dubbing
Abstract: When television programs are translated for global audiences, languages are changed, but so too are constructions of diverse identities. Characters who are Black, Indigenous, or people of color (BIPOC) […]
Whitewashing Diverse Voices: (De)Constructing Race and Ethnicity in Spanish-Language Television Dubbing
Abstract: When television programs are translated for global audiences, languages are changed, but so too are constructions of diverse identities. Characters who are Black, Indigenous, or people of color (BIPOC) […]
Baansi ni Yila: A critical history of the music industry in Northern Ghana
Abstract: This study examines the intricacies of the expanding music industry in Northern Ghana, centering the perspectives of artistes. We examine how artistes create and produce music, how they market […]
Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival and Lecture Series
Booker T. Mattison gave a screenwriting workshop for the Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival and Lecture Series, the first Academy Award qualifying festival for narrative shorts about women […]
Short film “Bird”
Booker T. Mattison’s short film “Bird” is streaming on LG/CY of a People (Legacy of a People) a venture from actor and producer Tim Reid (Sister Sister, WKRP in Cincinnati).
Ungubani (Who Are You?)
Booker T. Mattison’s with Garland McLaurin (Cinematography) film Ungubani (Who Are You?) started streaming on the Urban Movie Channel in January.
Decolonizing African Media Studies
Abstract: African Media Studies which is marginalized in the Global North academy lacks not only representation from African students/scholars but is also under-theorized. Employing a decolonial approach, this article presents […]