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  Righteous Anger and the Fear of a Black Planet in Taxi Driver

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  Greg Oguss University of Southern California

  March 20, 2008

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  a commentary on the “Black is Beautiful” era, which dates back to James Brown’s 1968 hit “Say It Loud (I’m ... Black and I’m Proud),” a song that became the soundtrack to the following decade, featuring ...
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  Nathan for You and Cable's Contested Masculinities

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  Nick Marx Colorado State University

  August 21, 2014

  masculinities made possible by contemporary cable’s hyper-competitive targeting of young male audiences. This ... Hispanic, and “old” panelists, demographics nominally outside of Comedy Central’s targeted audience, but ...
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  Transgression, Confession, and Ying Yang Twins’s “Wait (The Whisper Song)”

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  Michael Z. Newman University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

  February 20, 2008

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  cultural values and norms. I think this last benefit in particular is what I’m getting from telling you how ...
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  “Bricks”- a Supernatural vid by Luminosity

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  Louisa Stein Middlebury College

  January 31, 2008

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  the forces of “darkness” from outside and within across a horror/noir landscape. While Sam and Dean’s ...
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  Hulk Smash Wimpy White Man Who is Also Hulk: Reasserting Masculine Authority through Masochism

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  Avi Santo Old Dominion University

  March 21, 2008

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  Hulk Smash Wimpy White Man Who is Also Hulk: Reasserting Masculine Authority through Masochism whiteness race gender adaptation masculinity superheroes masochism Marvel Enterprises CBS 1970s destabilize David Savran reflexive sadomasochism backlash Incred ...
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  “Barack OBollywood”: Afro-Asian Connections on the Viral Video Trail

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  Shalini Shankar Northwestern University

  April 30, 2008

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  “Barack OBollywood”: Afro-Asian Connections on the Viral Video Trail Youtube viral video United States race President politics masculinity elections CamPain 2008 Bollywood Asian American Curator's Note In December 2007, 22 year old white American vir ...