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  A New Reconstruction Narrative: Race and BSG

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  Ellen Rigsby Saint Mary’s College of California

  July 10, 2007

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  African slaves is sacrificed for the reconstruction of the nation. In this scene Tigh begins explaining ... into danger in the first place. Rather than continuing Bulldog’s story, Tigh begins to tell his own: ...
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  “Money, Shame and Reparation: A Moment from The Sopranos”

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  Jason Jacobs University of Queensland

  June 28, 2007

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  character and camera at the beginning of the scene and at its end. Tony’s exuberant confidence in the space ... in female form, which are prominent at the beginning and in subsequent shots. Perhaps they lead us ...
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  The Human Rights of Cylons “as a Race”

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  Michael Peterson University of Wisconsin, Madison

  July 12, 2007

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  witnesses his suffering (and “touches” him through the airlock glass), begins a disturbing relationship that ...
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  Of Niggas and Citizens: Mobilizing Strategies on The Boondocks and the Rhetoric of Blame

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  Avi Santo Old Dominion University

  July 27, 2007

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  pushed to the periphery. On television, satire rarely begins at the margins and takes a critical look at ...
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  Asians Can Dance ~ Check out: JabbaWockeeZ, Kaba Modern, and Planet B-Boy

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  L.S. Kim University of California, Santa Cruz

  April 29, 2008

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  dance. We feel the primal rhythm of a beat and begin to bounce our head almost by instinct; the deep ...
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  “You Got No Idea What’s Goin’ On On That Island!”: What SNL Can Teach Us About Lost

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  Ivan Askwith Big Spaceship

  February 13, 2008

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  stereotyped representation of gendered concerns and interests: at least in this elevator, men care about plot, ...
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  Crafting Croft: Avatars, Identity, Representation

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  Linzi Juliano University of California, Los Angeles

  March 14, 2013

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  center around “realness”; in fact, the game begins with her preparing to star in a reality TV show. Since ...
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  What Are We Talking About When We Talk About Black Twitter?

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  M Clark UNC Chapel Hill

  March 24, 2014

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  then, do we begin to talk about that?​ ...
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  Not Just a Sports Film: Spike Lee‘s Layered Contexts and Implications in He Got Game

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  Dafna Kaufman The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  November 26, 2017

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  thorough dissection and examination.     The credits begin with a shot of an open field, filled with golden ...
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  Friday Night Whites — Nighttime Drama Don’t Respect My Conway Twitty

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  Kelly Kessler DePaul University

  March 23, 2007

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  jobs in strip clubs and burger joints. The sitcom Earl appears—at least to me—to embrace those I often ...

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