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  So U Think U Can Dance?

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  Sharon Shahaf Georgia State University

  February 22, 2007

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  cultivated Afros. The routine begins in “mute” representing the loss of voice experienced by the duo on the ...
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  Indian Idol and Flash Fandom

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  Aswin Punathambekar University of Michigan

  November 21, 2007

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  Indian Idol and Flash Fandom fandom reality TV international TV formats American Idol Indian Idol regionalism India Amit Paul flash fandom Curator's Note In summer 2007, media coverage of Indian Idol-3 focused on how finalist Amit Paul managed to cre ...
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  National Dance Styles and Global Television Formats

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  Dana Heller Old Dominion University

  December 03, 2007

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  National Dance Styles and Global Television Formats hybridity adaptation reality TV global/local international TV formats dance Turkey transnational So You Think You Can Dance national identity flamenco Sufi Curator's Note My clip, a feature performa ...
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  Reality TV in a War Zone

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  Serra Tinic University of Alberta

  April 23, 2007

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  Reality TV in a War Zone reality TV Labour and Materials Iraqi Star Iraq international TV formats globalization global/local Extreme Makeover American Idol Curator's Note I consistently struggle with the concept of hybridity when we hit the section o ...