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

  Hi everyone, Thanks for the

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  Thursday, May 1, 2008 — 5:45 am

  more Asian Americans get behind the mike, camera, and computer screens. Personally, I think ... move and/or indication of changes afoot (though there's always of course the possibility of ... color like Spike Lee or Wayne Wang, who started off by specifically representing Black and Asian ...
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  Re: “Barack OBollywood”: Afro-Asian Connections on the Viral Video Trail

  hey shalini, wow! this would

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  Thursday, May 1, 2008 — 7:33 pm

  making fun of obama and/or bollywood style or positing afro-asian connections- politically or culturally- ...
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  From Lovebot to War Bride: Race, Family and Citizenship in Battlestar Galactica

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  LeiLani Nishime Sonoma State University

  May 02, 2008

  4 comments

  Asian-American representation Sci-fi Battlestar Galactica Curator's Note In the series, Battlestar ... increasingly vocal civil rights movement. This new image transformed Asians in the public imagination from male ... seen as racialized anger (“You hate me for what I am. You hate me for where I’m from.”) What, too, are ...
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  Re: “Barack OBollywood”: Afro-Asian Connections on the Viral Video Trail

  Hello Shalini -- I can

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  LeiLani Nishime Sonoma State University

  Friday, May 2, 2008 — 7:54 am

  I'm wondering if it would be possible to see the video as both emasculating and empowering rather than ...
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  “She Might Like to be a Veterinarian”: Parents, Parent Companies, and the Princess Movement

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  Caryn Murphy University of Wisconsin, Madison

  May 06, 2008

  11 comments

  “She Might Like to be a Veterinarian”: Parents, Parent Companies, and the Princess Movement world building transmedia toys marketing Good Morning America gender Disney children Curator's Note When I caught this segment on Good Morning America last sp ...
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  Re: “She Might Like to be a Veterinarian”: Parents, Parent Companies, and the Princess Movement

  Hi Caryn, I definitely

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  Avi Santo Old Dominion University

  Tuesday, May 6, 2008 — 11:07 pm

  incredible possibilities opened up by having these different princesses occupy the same universe that might ... in turn promote a diversity of playful experiences and story possibilities, the discursive ... Pocahontas and Mulan are meant to be understood (and clearly marked) as Native American and Asian variations ...
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  Re: “She Might Like to be a Veterinarian”: Parents, Parent Companies, and the Princess Movement

  I think you're right, Will -

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  Caryn Murphy University of Wisconsin, Madison

  Wednesday, May 7, 2008 — 1:59 am

  possibilities that the brand creates- apparently, the original marketing design was very careful to display all ...
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  Re: “She Might Like to be a Veterinarian”: Parents, Parent Companies, and the Princess Movement

  This is a great clip,

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  Derek Johnson University of Wisconsin, Madison

  Wednesday, May 7, 2008 — 2:25 am

  I’m picturing isn’t the passive feminine ideal feared by this clip’s lone detractor, but unruly women, ... commercial television. I’m just imagining crazy scenarios (and I don’t mean to speak ill of any adult ...
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  Re: “She Might Like to be a Veterinarian”: Parents, Parent Companies, and the Princess Movement

  Will and Derek, I think

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  Caryn Murphy University of Wisconsin, Madison

  Wednesday, May 7, 2008 — 5:01 pm

  always been popular, and princess-related toys have always been on the market- but is it possible to say ...
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  “The Legend of G.I. Joe…New from Marvel Comics!”: The Toy as Comic Book on Television

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  Derek Johnson University of Wisconsin, Madison

  May 08, 2008

  7 comments

  “The Legend of G.I. Joe…New from Marvel Comics!”: The Toy as Comic Book on Television comic books commercials convergence cultural products FCC G.I. Joe Hasbro marketing Marvel Enterprises narrative play regulation toys transmedia storytelling Curator ...

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