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  Re: Owning Her Abjection: Lena Dunham's Queer Feminist Sexual Politics

  In praise of character flaws

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  Maria San Filippo Emerson College

  Tuesday, January 8, 2013 — 7:51 pm

  Thank you, Chizoba, for weighing in so thoughtfully. I’m sure your comments will continue to ...
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  Re: A Meaning of Minority in Girls

  Importance of the audience

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  Maria San Filippo Emerson College

  Tuesday, January 8, 2013 — 8:10 pm

  I’m also intrigued by your formulation of Hannah’s confessionals as “talking cures.” Like the “speech ...
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  Slapstick "Sexposition": Girls vs. the Body Politics of HBO

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  Phillip Maciak University of Pennsylvania

  January 09, 2013

  6 comments

  Slapstick "Sexposition": Girls vs. the Body Politics of HBO Sexposition Girls: Diversity and Sexuality Game of Thrones Curator's Note When Lena Dunham’s Girls debuted in Spring 2012, the biggest thing on HBO was Game of Thrones. A proto-typ ...
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  Re: Slapstick "Sexposition": Girls vs. the Body Politics of HBO

  Everyday Sex

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  Maria San Filippo Emerson College

  Wednesday, January 9, 2013 — 11:16 pm

  cinefeminists to be equally populated by male and female filmmakers alike, so I’m tempted to connect the dots... ...
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  The Price of Privilege: HBO's Girls and the Logic of Post-

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  Chris Tokuhama University of Southern California

  January 11, 2013

  1 comment

  the widest audience possible but I think that the more interesting question is to consider just who ... extended adolescence of Hannah Horvath but also, more dangerously, suggests a possible reason why the ...
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  Girls, Ancillary Media, and Audiences

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  Emanuelle Wessels Augsburg College

  January 14, 2013

  7 comments

  Girls, Ancillary Media, and Audiences irony girls controversy branding audiences Curator's Note From Lena Dunham’s body to the show’s alleged lack of diversity, Girls has garnered much attention for its representational politics. Moreover, Dunham, an ...
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  Re: Owning Her Abjection: Lena Dunham's Queer Feminist Sexual Politics

  Quality

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  Emanuelle Wessels Augsburg College

  Tuesday, January 15, 2013 — 1:32 am

  surrounding the show? Quite possibly. Is the whole endeavor earnest social commentary or cynical capitalism, ...
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  Re: Girls, Ancillary Media, and Audiences

  Product Tie-Ins?

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  Nedda Ahmed Georgia State University

  Tuesday, January 15, 2013 — 2:25 pm

  question related to the point you just made about social media buzz possibly compensating for low ratings. ...
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  Re: Girls, Ancillary Media, and Audiences

  Girls & Profits

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  Emanuelle Wessels Augsburg College

  Tuesday, January 15, 2013 — 5:08 pm

  endeavors, cash (and yet more possibilities for tie-ins) from awards ("critical acclaim") are ...
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  Girls as Autobiography?: Critical Reception of Lena Dunham's "Self-Representation"

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  Patricia Nelson University of Southern California

  January 17, 2013

  3 comments

  Girls as Autobiography?: Critical Reception of Lena Dunham's "Self-Representation" Tiny Furniture Girls Reception Week Autobiography Curator's Note One of the persistent questions surrounding Girls is how much Hannah Horvath can be con ...

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