From time to time I have done public writing, much of it critical or analytical in nature, for pop culture websites. I think it is vital for critical scholars to contribute to popular criticism.

What you will find here is a collection of public writing, most of which was published with external editorial oversight. I have also posted a few essays from my Medium website. I have tried to group this collection thematically and offer additional context where helpful.

Film

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Akria Kurosawa, Dreams, and Collective Memory (originally published at The Solute) - 2020

Evergreen Themes and Visual Provocations in Ingmar Bergman’s The Virgin Spring (originally published at The Solute) - 2021

Fantasia at 80, in Four Movements. (originally published at The Solute) - 2020

Video Games

Retro Games by Black Creators: A List in Progress - 2020

Shooting Things in Public: Battle Garegga and the Arc of a Genre (originally published as chapter in Shooter) - 2015

Reflections on Bioshock, Ten Years Later (originally published at Racketboy) - 2015

Bound is a Beautiful Game About Ugliness - 2016

"Together Retro" Blurbs (2012-2015)
(originally published as part of a monthly series at Racketboy)

• Crush series

• DoDonPachi

• Half-Life

• I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream

• Maniac Mansion

• Metal Gear

• Parappa the Rapper

• Pitfall

• Quake series

• Road Rash

• R-Type

• The Typing of the Dead

• Wolfenstein 3D

Transitions: A Launch Games/End Games Blog (2010-2013)
(originally published as part of an ongoing series at RFGeneration)

• The Anchor Shot: Dreamcast's Triggerheart Exelica

• The Atari VCS Launch

• The Dawn of Optical Gaming Media: Fighting Street for the PCE-CD

• A Different Kind of Launch Game: The Pinball Arcade

• From Kick Off to Stoppage: FIFA on the PS1

• The Game Boy Advance Launch

• A Hoppy Ending for the 16-bit Era (Frogger)

• Launching Flares at Launch: FantaVision

• The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) Launch

• The PlayStation Vita Launch

• The Sega 32X: Visions of a Launch that was DOOMed From the Start

• Street Fighter: The Movie: The Launch Game

• The Super Nintendo Entertainment System Launch

• Wow! What a start! This is just what I wanted to see! Part 1 (Ridge Racer)

• Wow! What a start! This is just what I wanted to see! Part 2 (Ridge Racer V)

How to Beat 400 Games in 4.5 Years (published at Kotaku) - 2014

"Yard Sale Gaming" Reviews (2011-2012)
(originally published in short-lived zine Yard Sale Gaming)

• Burger Time World Tour

• Journey

• Lumines Electronic Symphony

• Sine Mora

• SNK Arcade Classics 0

General

Pedagogy|Higher Education

Leaving Fandom: Why I Gave Up Sports, Why You Should Consider It, and How to Start - 2016

PASSHE’s Proposal for Adjunct Faculty Puts its Academic Reputation at Stake 2016

Teaching About Prison in Prison Part One| Part Two|Part Three 2017

Disconnect, Angst, and Opportunity: On Being a Professor on Bad News Days 2018

While the Nation Has a Conversation About Sexual Assault, Remember to Take Care of the People on the Front Lines- 2016