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  Free and Freer: WikiLeaks and ViCKi LEEKX

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  Ivan Kreilkamp Indiana University

  February 11, 2011

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  culture. The 36-minute mix begins with a South Asian woman’s voice narrating lines from a Julian Assange ...
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  Lady Gaga and the High Heels of New Feminism

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  Madison Moore Yale University

  August 04, 2010

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  Lady Gaga and the High Heels of New Feminism Queer Performance pop music performance Lady Gaga Grammy's Drag Armani Curator's Note Lady Gaga showed up at the 2010 Grammy Awards in a dress that was as fabulous as it was hazardous. Designed by Arm ...
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  Miss Independent, or Between Women- Reconsidered

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  Karen Tongson University of Southern California

  March 12, 2009

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  whom (at least to my knowledge) are gay, and both of whom are (presumably) a generation of several ...
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  It’s That Time of the Season: The British Invade American Idol

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  Alisa Perren University of Texas at Austin

  April 09, 2007

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  It’s That Time of the Season: The British Invade American Idol history 1960s reality TV American Idol pop music baby boomers consumerism interaction Curator's Note Simon Cowell wasn't the only British performer viewed live by American Idol watch ...
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  Tickling the Ivory Towers

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  Ted Friedman Georgia State University

  February 07, 2011

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  Tickling the Ivory Towers popular music pop music musicology music videos MTV Madonna cultural studies academia Curator's Note Pop music and academia have a chequered history. MTV and American cultural studies grew up together in the 1980s. Critics l ...
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  Raphael Saadiq's Soul Memories

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  Michael D Dwyer Arcadia University

  August 30, 2012

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  Raphael Saadiq's Soul Memories soul Raphael Saadiq pop music nostalgia memory Media Nostalgia Curator's Note To understand the relationship between popular media and nostalgia, we first need to understand this: nostalgia isn't about the pas ...
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  Synthesized Sounds and Fusion Friendships in Grimes and Janelle Monaé's "Venus Fly"

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  Christine Capetola The University of Texas at Austin

  January 25, 2016

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  Synthesized Sounds and Fusion Friendships in Grimes and Janelle Monaé's "Venus Fly" race pop music Janelle Monaé Grimes gender drum machine #squadgoals Curator's Note There’s something going on with female friendship in the indie pop s ...