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Dislodging the Stereotype: Empathy in Euphoria

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Gabriella Frisch Department of Cinema Studies, New York University

April 29, 2022

thinking that he is giving us the sober truth, and then after all oversteps the bounds of possibility. We ... with the backgrounds of characters that would otherwise appear flat or inconsequential, outside of ... human behavior are portrayed, the more alienating it becomes to audiences that exist outside of its ...

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Fantasizing Fatness

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Madeline Ha-Eun Hawk University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts

April 27, 2022

outside of and despite her fatness? Or is the possibility of more mere fanfiction? References: “The Sex ...

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Queer Othering of Los Espookys

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Kristen Leer

November 17, 2022

identities and narrative styles that expand their horror, and Los Espookys horror, outside of the expected ... creates opportunities for marginalized narratives and characters to exist within and outside the bounds of ... queerness of Los Espookys becomes prevalent as “all the characters live outside acceptable socio-sexual ...

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Making Space for Mental Health: An Environmental Humanities Approach to Social Media

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Julia Kiernan Lawrence Technological University

April 13, 2022

essential worker—made it very clear that in order to get through it we needed to spend time outside ... choice I could make as a teacher was also to get them outside. So, I returned to an abandoned project ... course so students were required to leave the confines of their homes: to go outside and be with nature. ...

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The Tactical Body and the White Masculine Crusader Fan Identity

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Anthony Dannar Auburn University

March 31, 2022

a large crowd gathered outside the Capitol building and began to force their way through temporary ... this identity are more inclined to take advantage of the playful possibilities of digital platforms. ... possibilities, fan communities have been provided with more avenues and opportunities to “stay in play.” ...

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