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  Re: “The Power to Entertain Yourself: Mobile Video Strikes Out (Again)”

  I'm fascinated by how a lot

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  Jonathan Gray University of Wisconsin - Madison

  Tuesday, June 19, 2007 — 1:59 am

  I'm fascinated by how a lot of ads like this try to sell such conspicuous and over the top signs of privilege and control: being able to tell women to shake their "junks" and so forth. Here, the fantasy of control and power is so redundant, ...
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  Re: Girl Power: Revisited

  As Maureen Dowd would have

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  Monday, June 18, 2007 — 8:18 pm

  oblique) answer to Elizabeth Franko's questions, it's possible that the evolution of girl power ...
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  Girl Power: Revisited

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  Elizabeth Franko University of Houston

  June 15, 2007

  2 comments

  of Shampoo significantly shift the traditional construction of femininity and offer a possible source ...
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  Nuts!: The Fan Campaign to Save Jericho

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  Chuck Tryon Fayetteville State University

  June 13, 2007

  rally support for the show and to make fan interest as visible as possible. Of course, the most ...
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  It Rhymes with Smashsmortion

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  Craig O. Stewart Old Dominion University

  June 08, 2007

  4 comments

  ill-considered one-night stand. The film barely considers any possibilities for Allison other than having the ... other respects (but perhaps somewhat overrated). So, I’m interested to hear from others--did anyone else ...
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  Re: Battlestar Galactica: Subversive Sci-Fi?

  Chris is right to point the

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  Roberta Pearson University of Nottingham (UK)

  Saturday, May 12, 2007 — 10:58 am

  viewers. We need to be aware of these contradictions when assessing the subversive possibilities of popular ...
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  Sudsy Superheroes and Transmedia Storytelling, or, Why Comic Book Heroes Do It Better

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  Avi Santo Old Dominion University

  May 04, 2007

  forestall possible cancellation through what amounted to little more than a one time stunt, Marvel's ... even hints at the possibility for future plot entanglements. What if Stark showed up as a rival to ...
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  Re: Subway Subtext: Jack in Japan

  This commercial shows how

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  Monday, April 30, 2007 — 10:33 pm

  this commercial is not that realistic because it is possible that if this was another male, he might ...
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  Re: The Making of “Desi” Culture on MTV

  I agree with both Jillian

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  Monday, April 30, 2007 — 5:32 pm

  I agree with both Jillian and Avi. The man in the video did seem rather angry. I’m not very ... familiar with the Desi community, but I’m curious to know about every sub-culture in the US. I think this ...
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  Re: Reality TV in a War Zone

  This clip was very

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  Monday, April 30, 2007 — 3:21 am

  This clip was very interesting. Im glad that the Iraqi people took an idea from Home Makeover here ...

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