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  Slow Power

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  Samantha Dols American University

  March 26, 2017

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  Slow Power slow tv Norway emerging media Curator's Note In 2013, Al Jazeera reported on an emerging media tradition in Norway: "A new kind of reality TV show was born, and it goes against the rules of TV engagement. There is no story line, no sc ...
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  “I wanna do a lot of things that don’t make sense”: Intimate Knowledge and Erotic Power

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  Anna Lee Swan University of Washington

  March 24, 2017

  a stereotypical Black masculine façade, and instead explores the possibilities of the erotic as a way of knowing. ...
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  Closure and Continuation in the Gilmore Girls Reboot

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  Martin Zeller-Jacques Queen Margaret University

  March 23, 2017

  “Yeah?” “I’m pregnant.” This ending substitutes a grand authorial gesture for narrative closure. Palladino ... finishes the series on her own terms, yet also holds out the possibility of further stories of a new ...
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  Re: Road-Tripping to Gene Kelly’s House: Fan Tourism on Rodeo Drive

  This is fascinating! I’m

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  Alexandra Edwards University of Georgia

  Tuesday, March 14, 2017 — 4:17 pm

  This is fascinating! I'm intrigued by the idea of fans stopping by to "read" the house like a text that tells them about Kelly's life. Do you know who owns the house now? I'm amazed that it hasn't become an official attractio ...
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  Road-Tripping to Gene Kelly’s House: Fan Tourism on Rodeo Drive

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  Kelli Marshall DePaul University

  March 03, 2017

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  Road-Tripping to Gene Kelly’s House: Fan Tourism on Rodeo Drive fandom fan architecture Curator's Note From 1946 to his death in 1996, Hollywood song-and-dance man Gene Kelly lived in a white farmhouse on Rodeo Drive. For nearly a decade, the Kellys ...
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  “You Feel It.” True Crime’s Advantage in Dramatization

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  Leslie Rowen Bellarmine University

  February 16, 2017

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  office after a long day in court. “I’m not a public personality,” she exclaims, revealing an emotionality ...
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  Playing Fair in GBBO

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  Graig Uhlin Oklahoma State University

  February 11, 2017

  1 comment

  American) series. When incidents of possible sabotage do arise, their rarity generates an overwhelming ...
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  Re: Star Trek and the future of male friendship

  Bromance in the 21st/23rd centuries?

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  Bridget Kies University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

  Tuesday, January 10, 2017 — 4:21 pm

  Hi Deanna, Thanks for reading and citing my article. I see your point about the possibilities for ...
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  Homo-Sapiens Only? Known Unknowns and Other Minds Beyond the Human

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  Nathanael Bassett University of Illinois at Chicago

  January 05, 2017

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  risks and map out possible futures. Technology is no instrumental actor, but a partner sometimes equally ...
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  Star Trek and the future of male friendship

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  Deanna Smid Brandon University

  January 04, 2017

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  Star Trek and the future of male friendship Star Trek sexuality masculinity friendship Curator's Note In Manhood in America: A Cultural History, Michael Kimmel does not forget Star Trek, for it “reveal[s], perhaps more clearly, if unintentionally, th ...

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