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  The Making of “Desi” Culture on MTV

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  Madhavi Mallapragada University of Texas at Austin

  April 05, 2007

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  one's identity as South Asian but also as being "outside South Asia". As the young man reminds ...
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  Hmong Bollywood

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  Jigna Desai University of Minnesota

  April 18, 2008

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  transnationalism Curator's Note Is it possible to be a diaspora without a “homeland” cinema or media? What ...
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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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  Television and Reality: The Politics of Representation in Celebrity Big Brother, U.K.

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  Shanti Kumar University of Texas at Austin

  April 17, 2007

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  Television and Reality: The Politics of Representation in Celebrity Big Brother, U.K. South Asian Shilpa Shetty reality TV racism Jane Goody intersectionality international TV formats diaspora class channel 4 Britain Bollywood Big Brother Curator's N ...
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  British Bhangra Album Sleeves as Artwork

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  Rajinder Dudrah University of Manchester (UK)

  April 16, 2008

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  British Bhangra Album Sleeves as Artwork South Asian diaspora Desi DNA Desi Britain bhangra BBC art Curator's Note This is a clip from BBC 2's Desi DNA programme originally telecast on 5 March 2008 in the UK. The show itself is a magazine format ...