Gregory Smith

Gregory Vance Smith has a Ph.D. in Communication and M.A. in English from the University of South Florida. His published research focuses on media, music, and cultural production. In addition to writing for PopMatters, he frequently contributes to The Fandom Post. He can be reached on Twitter @GregVSmithPhD
You Will Get Fooled Again: ‘Cinema’s Bodily Illusions: Flying, Floating, and Hallucinating’

You Will Get Fooled Again: ‘Cinema’s Bodily Illusions: Flying, Floating, and Hallucinating’

On experiencing the cinema without representation or ideology.
‘Global Undergrounds’: The Lost, Forgotten, and Hidden Places Beneath Our Feet

‘Global Undergrounds’: The Lost, Forgotten, and Hidden Places Beneath Our Feet

Readers may use their own backgrounds and interests to frame the 80 underground sites surveyed here, but the differing storytelling styles allow a few rich stories to shine through.
What Fills the Empty Spaces in ‘City Squares’?

What Fills the Empty Spaces in ‘City Squares’?

Squares are the empty hearts of cities waiting to be filled by individual and public meaning.
The Muscle Behind ‘Manga in America’

The Muscle Behind ‘Manga in America’

The domestication of manga means imposing one’s own identity on the product.