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  Many Approaches to Once Upon a Time in China

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  Laurel Ahnert Georgia State University

  February 19, 2016

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  by the film's stylistic techniques, which aside from editing and performance, includes a highly ...
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  Genre Matters

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  andreas thatcher NONE

  October 15, 2009

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  to sacrifice journalism standards for a wider audience. But new financing possibilities allow ...
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  “Define Good”: The Anxious Pleasures of Subscribing to HBO

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  Avi Santo Old Dominion University

  April 13, 2007

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  and high-mindedness but must simultaneously seek out as many new subscribers as possible and continue ...
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  Enterprising Parody?

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  Tanya D. Zuk, Ph.D. Georgia State University

  October 17, 2017

  franchise, Discovery. Which leads us to the question, is it possible, even preferable, for a series to grow ...
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  Westen Meets Lawson: Formula as Brand and the Potential of a USA Network Genre

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  Charlotte Howell University of Texas at Austin

  July 12, 2010

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  exemplar of the (possible) USA Network genre. It uses the formula of Burn Notice and reproduces much of its ...
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  Can the Sidekick Protest? The Dissonant Sidekick and the Limits of Representing Difference in Contemporary Media

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  Jeff Casey University of Wisconsin-Madison

  December 16, 2014

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  Can the Sidekick Protest? The Dissonant Sidekick and the Limits of Representing Difference in Contemporary Media gender genre homosocial frienship homosociality Race and Representation sidekicks whiteness Curator's Note Gore Verbinski’s The Lone Rang ...
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  Genres Collide at the Clone Dance Party

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  Moira OKeeffe Bellarmine University

  April 16, 2015

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  Genres Collide at the Clone Dance Party Orphan Black genre character Curator's Note One of the most popular Orphan Black scenes is the “clone dance party” from the season two finale, perhaps because it provides a rare moment of celebration and unity ...
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  Best Actress in a Dramedic Role?: The Emmy Awards' Genre Problem

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  Myles McNutt University of Wisconsin - Madison

  September 15, 2011

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  Best Actress in a Dramedic Role?: The Emmy Awards' Genre Problem dramedy Emmy Awards genre Curator's Note While it’s not uncommon for stars to indulge in self-deprecation upon winning a major entertainment award, something was different when Edi ...
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  Asians Can Dance ~ Check out: JabbaWockeeZ, Kaba Modern, and Planet B-Boy

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  L.S. Kim University of California, Santa Cruz

  April 29, 2008

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  Asians Can Dance ~ Check out: JabbaWockeeZ, Kaba Modern, and Planet B-Boy America’s Best Dance Crew Asian American dance genre JabbaWockeeZ Korean American masks MTV music PLANET B-BOY race the body The Sound of Music Curator's Note One of my interes ...