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  Flashback Against AIDS: Retro-Activism in HBO's The Normal Heart

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  R. Gabriel Dor Northwestern University

  March 10, 2016

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  recounted by Felix and forgotten by Ned. What begins as a pastiche of the historical ad for Man’s Country ...
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  Can’t Crossing the Bridge

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  Şebnem Baran University of Southern California

  March 15, 2016

  Siya Siyabend at the beginning of Fatih Akin’s film Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul (2005). ... where Europe begins. In the film, Fatih Akin explores the eclectic mix of music in Istanbul by following ... Alexander Hacke. This clip begins with Hacke joining Baba Zula, a psychedelic underground band, on a boat ...
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  France's Combat of Extremism Through Social Media

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  Michael Anthony Turcios University of Southern California

  March 23, 2016

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  France's Combat of Extremism Through Social Media social media radicalism ISIS government France Emergent media Emergent countries Campaign Curator's Note Following the January 2015 terror shooting at the satirical French magazine, "Charlie ...
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  Michael - this is great. We

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  Heather Lusty UNLV Honors College

  Friday, March 25, 2016 — 3:23 pm

  platforms). I think, at least on first approach, the government must rely on stereotypes (race and religion)- ...
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  Problematic Motherhood: Disney Princesses and the Missing or Overbearing Mother

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  Kate Morgan Newscastic/The Electric Feast

  March 30, 2016

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  Problematic Motherhood: Disney Princesses and the Missing or Overbearing Mother motherhood Freud Disney Princesses Curator's Note When considering the pantheon of Disney Princesses and the presentations of femininity found within its parameters, it i ...
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  It might be. It might be that

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  Kate Morgan Newscastic/The Electric Feast

  Thursday, March 31, 2016 — 2:29 am

  language to attempt it appropriately--at least in the case of the classic animation. I know that current ...
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  “Noble Maiden Fair (A Mhaighdean Bhan Uasal)” Soundscape

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  Nicole Motahari Georgia State University

  March 31, 2016

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  Princesses Brave Curator's Note The harp begins with a chillingly elegant melody and the violin joins ... begins with Queen Elinor alone, but a younger, sweeter Merida joins in towards the end of the piece. ... aptly fitted for the situation. The song begins with the Noble Maiden as a young child and calls for the ...
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  Cute 21st-Century Post-Fem-Bots

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  Julia Leyda John F. Kennedy Institute of North American Studies, Freie Universität Berlin

  April 04, 2016

  robots begin to be perceived as (potentially) threatening. The ending reveals Ava’s cuteness as ...
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  Anticipatory Media and Fan Produced Anticipation

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  Keith M. Johnston University of East Anglia

  April 12, 2016

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  Anticipatory Media and Fan Produced Anticipation Fan-made posters Avengers Anticipatory Media Curator's Note The last decade has seen a huge rise in the frequency, availability and ubiquity of advance promotional materials such as film posters or tra ...
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  Motivations for anticipatory posters

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  Jennifer O'Meara Trinity College Dubliin

  Tuesday, April 12, 2016 — 8:44 am

  official posters more easily, at least, since achieving the polished look can be easier (provided the ...

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