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  Authenticity, The Academy, and the Commodification of Activism: How Oscar Acceptance Becomes Political Platform

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  Ryan Castillo University of Denver

  February 27, 2013

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  "non"-acceptance speech, it has become common practice for industry professionals to accept Oscar alongside some ...
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  Rap Video Remake: Activism (Re)Mixed With Viewer Generated Documentary Footage

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  Rachel Raimist University of Alabama

  January 24, 2012

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  offers possibilities for endless creativity, as long as YouTube exists in unpoliced forms. The other ...
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  Collaborative Audience Engagement: A New Model for Activist Filmmakers

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  Sheila E. Schroeder University of Denver

  January 27, 2012

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  sociocultural concerns, poses interesting possibilities especially for film activists who may not have the skill ...
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  Trump-Voldemort Metaphors in the 2016 US Presidential Election

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  Ashley Hinck Xavier University

  November 14, 2016

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  Trump-Voldemort Metaphors in the 2016 US Presidential Election politics Harry Potter Universe activism Curator's Note Trump-Voldemort metaphors have proliferated during the 2016 US presidential election. Early in the campaign, Rowling asserted that T ...
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  "Awra Amba"- Documentary and Transmedia Activism

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  Brian Newman Sub-Genre Media Consulting

  July 29, 2010

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  "Awra Amba"- Documentary and Transmedia Activism WireWax transmedia film documentary cross-media activism Curator's Note The documentary faces a special set of challenges when trying to incorporate transmedia practice- can one extend the st ...
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  Bant Singh can still sing

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  Jyotsna Kapur Southern Illinois University

  February 02, 2007

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  Bant Singh can still sing Featured globalization Youtube music India otherness Bant Singh caste activism Curator's Note Posted on YouTube, this unforgettable video-letter by Sanjay Kak and Anurag Singh sears the brain. Here, Bant Singh, a lower-caste ...