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  Skewering Normative Cuteness with Latinidad

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  Rebecca Mercedes Gordon Northern Arizona University

  April 04, 2016

  Betty’s head. Charlie’s actions reflect an everyday cruelty made possible by Charlie’s physical cuteness ... and privileged whiteness. Betty steps aside, but her pain emerges as a nightmare in the form of ...
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  “Noble Maiden Fair (A Mhaighdean Bhan Uasal)” Soundscape

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  Nicole Motahari Georgia State University

  March 31, 2016

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  expected of her, but proves that by holding her own and proving her maturity, it is possible for her to ...
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  Re: Problematic Motherhood: Disney Princesses and the Missing or Overbearing Mother

  Good points.

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  Kathryn Talbot The University of Queensland

  Thursday, March 31, 2016 — 12:34 am

  isn't devoid of mothers (Toy Story, Brave, Mulan), but aside from these notable exceptions, there is not ... real trend in representing motherhood aside from absence. It's unpleasant to see that in Tangled, ...
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  Problematic Motherhood: Disney Princesses and the Missing or Overbearing Mother

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  Kate Morgan Newscastic/The Electric Feast

  March 30, 2016

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  Problematic Motherhood: Disney Princesses and the Missing or Overbearing Mother motherhood Freud Disney Princesses Curator's Note When considering the pantheon of Disney Princesses and the presentations of femininity found within its parameters, it i ...
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  “It’s in my code!”: Glitch as Gendered Ontology

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  Juan Llamas-Rodriguez University of Pennsylvania, Annenberg School for Communication

  March 29, 2016

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  reappropriating the (discursive and material) markings of the sexed body enacts possibilities for more resilient, ... malfunctioning into possibilities for new forms of gameplay (including a glitch power on Disney Infinity). Not ...
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  Re: Better Together in Outlander?

  Zach - I’ll precede my

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  Heather Lusty UNLV Honors College

  Friday, March 25, 2016 — 4:20 pm

  possibility of a Romantic, capital R, the Walter Scott-esque type of independence, of the overt masculinity of ... landscapes to explore the possibilities of different outcomes- like The Man in the High Castle (Dick) or ...
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  Better Together in Outlander?

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  Zach Finch University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

  March 25, 2016

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  independent Scotland, while the “Yes” campaign argued independence was possible and desirable, given the ... possibilities and play with the contingencies of history. The series’ failure or unwillingness to entertain ...
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  Re: The Filmic Example of an Emergent Nation: Beatriz’s War and East Timor

  This is a fascinating post.

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  Zach Finch University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

  Thursday, March 24, 2016 — 5:05 pm

  would go a long way toward the creation of a Timor-Leste cinema and possibly also toward a stronger ...
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  France's Combat of Extremism Through Social Media

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  Michael Anthony Turcios University of Southern California

  March 23, 2016

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  possibility of people falsely reporting a person who is suspected to be partaking in indoctrination. The clip ...
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  The Filmic Example of an Emergent Nation: Beatriz’s War and East Timor

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  Eleanor Huntington University of Southern California

  March 21, 2016

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  The Filmic Example of an Emergent Nation: Beatriz’s War and East Timor Emergent media Emergent countries Curator's Note The creation of a local film industry is not often the primary concern of an emerging nation or government. This week aims to exam ...

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