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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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  From Lovebot to War Bride: Race, Family and Citizenship in Battlestar Galactica

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  LeiLani Nishime Sonoma State University

  May 02, 2008

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  seen as racialized anger (“You hate me for what I am. You hate me for where I’m from.”) What, too, are ...
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  “You Got No Idea What’s Goin’ On On That Island!”: What SNL Can Teach Us About Lost

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  Ivan Askwith Big Spaceship

  February 13, 2008

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  gender focus, but I’m willing to bet it’s not an accidental one.) ...
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  Why I Love the Lady-Lady, Mrs. J.B. Fletcher

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  Elizabeth Wuerffel Valparaiso University

  March 06, 2016

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  Curator's Note I’ll admit. I’m biased. Our TV time was limited to one hour/day, and I spent my middle and ...
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  “Speaking American: Cultural Expressions of Race and Nationality in Harold and Kumar”

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  Shilpa Dave Brandeis University

  April 28, 2008

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  “Speaking American: Cultural Expressions of Race and Nationality in Harold and Kumar” satire race gender South Asian Asian-American film trailer transcoding Curator's Note “Speaking American: Cultural Expressions of Race and Nationality in Harold and ...
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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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  Synthesized Sounds and Fusion Friendships in Grimes and Janelle Monaé's "Venus Fly"

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  Christine Capetola The University of Texas at Austin

  January 25, 2016

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  Synthesized Sounds and Fusion Friendships in Grimes and Janelle Monaé's "Venus Fly" race pop music Janelle Monaé Grimes gender drum machine #squadgoals Curator's Note There’s something going on with female friendship in the indie pop s ...
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  "It's in the Game"

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  Thomas Oates Northern Illinois University

  January 21, 2009

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  "It's in the Game" race gender sports Curator's Note This advertisement for the video game NBA Live 2006 is one example of an increasingly prevalent fantasy on offer in a variety of forms in contemporary media culture.  It invites fans ...