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  (Asian American?) Hip Hop: Cool Calm Pete’s “Black Friday”

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  Jane Park University of Oklahoma

  April 29, 2008

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  (Asian American?) Hip Hop: Cool Calm Pete’s “Black Friday” globalization race hip hop Asian ... consumerism, media "addiction," and detournement- but never on Asian American identity or culture. So ... I thought I'd post it here to perhaps begin complicating what we mean by "Asian American" ...
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  “Where Does a Girl Have to Go to Find a Pool Table: Gender Performance, Leisure, and The L Word in Second Life”

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  Kelly Kessler DePaul University

  April 22, 2008

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  a butch to do? I’m not wholly sure what to make of this. This fantasy meeting place seems to be solely ...
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  Ironic Authenticity: Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping

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  Amber Day Bryant University

  January 15, 2008

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  Ironic Authenticity: Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping culture jamming performance art parody consumerism religion irony authenticity Reverend Billy Church of Stop Shopping What Would Jesus Buy Curator's Note Reverend Billy is the bouffa ...
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  It's Easy to Be Green

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  Allison Page University of Minnesota

  June 04, 2013

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  It's Easy to Be Green whiteness race Environmental Media consumerism Curator's Note During the last several years, there has been an explosion of “green” media in the United States that aligns with (and capitalizes on) increasing concern about c ...