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1 ‘I Don’t Even Know What the Australian TV Shows Are’ : How Streaming Has Changed Kids’ Viewing in Australia Jessica Balanzategui , Djoymi Baker , 2024 single work column
— Appears in: The Conversation , 20 August 2024;

'It has been almost ten years since Netflix and Stan first started offering streaming services in Australia.'
1 Why Are Adults Without Kids Hooked on Bluey? And Should We Still Be Calling It a ‘kids’ Show’? Jessica Balanzategui , Djoymi Baker , 2024 single work column
— Appears in: The Conversation , 2 May 2024;

'“Bluey mania” shows no sign of abating. Bluey’s season finale, The Sign, was the most viewed ABC program of all time on iView.'
1 y separately published work icon Monstrous Beings and Media Cultures : Folk Monsters, Im/materiality, Regionality Jessica Balanzategui (editor), Allison Craven (editor), Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press , 2023 28644095 2023 anthology criticism
1 10 Years of Homegrown Horror Hits : Talk To Me and the Golden Age of Aussie Horror Jessica Balanzategui , 2023 single work column
— Appears in: The Conversation , 8 August 2023;
1 The Loss of Neighbours Is a Loss of Career Pathways for Australia’s Emerging Screen Professionals Damien O'Meara , Jessica Balanzategui , Joanna McIntyre , 2022 single work column
— Appears in: The Conversation , 26 July 2022;
1 Beyond Bluey : Why Adults Love Re-watching Australian Kids’ TV from Their Childhoods Djoymi Baker , Jessica Balanzategui , Joanna McIntyre , Liam Burke , 2021 single work column
— Appears in: The Conversation , 16 November 2021;

'Due to the COVID-19 extended lockdowns this year, as well as greater accessibility on streaming services, many adults have been returning to their childhoods via nostalgic kids’ TV viewing.' (Introduction)
1 ‘An Idealised Australian Ethos’ : Why Bluey Is an Audience Favourite, Even for Adults Without Kids Liam Burke , Djoymi Baker , Jessica Balanzategui , Joanna McIntyre , 2021 single work column
— Appears in: The Conversation , 29 September 2021;

'Bluey, the Emmy award-winning animated series about a family of anthropomorphized cattle dogs, has become a ratings phenomenon since it was first broadcast on the ABC in 2018. Bluey follows the eponymous six-year-old Blue Heeler, her younger sister, Bingo, and their playful parents, Bandit and Chilli.' (Introduction)
1 Round the Twist’s Fans Grew up – and Their Love for the Show Grew with Them Jessica Balanzategui , Djoymi Baker , Joanna McIntyre , Liam Burke , 2021 single work column
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 10 September 2021;

'Australian kids’ TV show Round the Twist gained an international following when it was first broadcast in 1989-1990. Broadcast over four seasons up until 2001, young audiences were thrilled by the supernatural adventures of the lighthouse-dwelling Twist family.' (Publication summary)
1 Cheese ‘n’ Crackers! Concerns Deepen for the Future of Australian Children’s Television Jessica Balanzategui , Joanna McIntyre , Liam Burke , 2020 single work column
— Appears in: The Conversation , 1 October 2020;

'Today ABC, BBC Studios and Screen Australia announced series three of the award-winning animation series Bluey will commence production in Brisbane later this year.' 
1 The Babadook and the Haunted Space between High and Low Genres in the Australian Horror Tradition Jessica Balanzategui , 2017 single work criticism
— Appears in: Studies in Australasian Cinema , vol. 11 no. 1 2017; (p. 18-32) 'The horror genre is a particularly fraught category in academic and mainstream critical discourse about Australian film genres. Australian horror films are often framed as either ‘Australian Gothic’ or ‘Ozploitation,’ terms that prioritise issues of national identity, class and taste rather than genre. The oppositional relationship of these terms presents an obstacle to the widespread acceptance – both scholarly and popular – of local horror films. This is illuminated by a comparison of two recent Australian horror releases and their domestic receptions, Wolf Creek 2 (McLean, Greg. 2014. Wolf Creek 2. Film. Adelaide: Duo Art Productions and Emu Creek Pictures) and The Babadook (Kent, Jennifer. 2014. The Babadook. Blu-Ray DVD. Melbourne: Umbrella Entertainment). Wolf Creek 2 was one of the most lucrative Australian films of 2014, however it was critically panned in large part due to its perceived commercialism and low-genre status. By contrast, The Babadook was the most critically praised Australian film of 2014, however the film received a limited domestic release. This paper explores how both The Babadook’s meagre domestic release and its near-universal critical praise can be related to its association with the high-art Australian Gothic tradition. Yet the film unsettles firmly entrenched art/genre, nationalism/commercialism dichotomies.' (Publication abstract)
1 Wolf Creek 2 Knifed by Intellectual Snobbery Jessica Balanzategui , 2014 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 28 February 2014; (p. 29)
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