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  Apology to Americans: The Borders of Television Satire

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  Serra Tinic University of Alberta

  July 25, 2007

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  powerful ‘other.’ Does the ‘political’ begin and end with the subversive wink and giggle — particularly ...
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  Kickstarting the Olympics

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  Evelyn Bottando Indiana University Northwest

  July 31, 2012

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  Kickstarting the Olympics Summer Olympics nationalism documentary crowdfunding Curator's Note However controversial they may be, the Olympics represent nationalistic excess and the individual greatness. Media portrayals of individual athletes craft n ...
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  ABBA 1974: The Birth of Swedish Modernity?

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  Christian Christensen Karlstad University — Sweden

  November 05, 2007

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  ABBA 1974: The Birth of Swedish Modernity? globalization marketing nostalgia competition nationalism music Sweden 1970s Eurovision ABBA Scandinavia Bjorn Borg IKEA Curator's Note For me, this clip of ABBA's winning performance at the 1974 Eurovi ...
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  Sonoda Kenji's The Sakura of Madness

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  David Z. Morris University of South Florida

  September 06, 2012

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  Sonoda Kenji's The Sakura of Madness nationalism Japan Hip Hop Cinema Week Fascism Curator's Note Kyouki no Sakura (2002) is a hugely compelling film from Japan, directed by Sonoda Kenji from a novel by Hikita Kunio. The focus of the film is a t ...