Selected Articles & Interviews
Stuart Hall's pessimism of the intellect, optimism of the will: reflections on an intellectual life
A reflection on the life and work of seminal cultural studies scholar, Stuart Hall.
Watching as Working: The Valorization of Audience Consciousness
(with Bill Livant) The capture of audience attention is the key aspect of the political economy of the media
Beyond the Ivory Tower: Cultural Studies, Politics and Public Intellectuals
Sut Jhally interviewed by Jeremy Earp & Lynn Comella.
Advertising, Cultural Criticism & Pedagogy
Sut Jhally interviewed by Professor William M. O’Barr of Duke University.
Affirming Inaction: Television and the Politics of Racial Representation
With Justin Lewis. Why the new “positive” images of African-Americans in professional occupations lead to unintended consequences.
Colonizing Identity: Sports, Sponsorship & Fascism
The consequences of reactionary sponsors of sports teams
Missing the Mark: School Shootings and Male Violence
(With Jackson Katz) On “normal” masculinity and violence.
On Advertising: Sut Jhally vs. James Twitchell
The classic debate between Sut Jhally and James Twitchell, one of the leading defenders of advertising.
Sports & Cultural Studies: the attraction of modern sports
(With Bill Livant) (The attraction of sports is based upon a model of socialism and cooperative labor
Advertising, Gender & Sex: What's Wrong With a Little Objectification?
A provocative article that argues for a new conceptualization of “objectification” in the feminist critique of sexist images.
Manhood on the Mat: Wrestling & Masculinity
With Jackson Katz: On the popularity of pro wrestling and the consequences for conceptions of manhood.
The Triumph of Necessity: the 1982 World Cup
The defeat of Brazil at the 1982 World Cup was the triumph of necessity over freedom and imagination