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  Situating Snookie: The Jersey Shore's framing of an Ethnic Enclave

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  Roger Almendarez Northwestern University

  September 29, 2011

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  controlled space of the spectacle that I call a media sphere. While this view—from outside of the ... practices. Though I would not venture to say that Jersey Shore is relatable to any specific ethnicity outside ...
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  Fitting In on The Glee Project

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  Shawna Kidman UC San Diego

  September 30, 2011

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  code of ethics towards outsiders, this series proudly celebrated teenage otherness with the express ... certain kinds of outsiders deserve to be embraced.  This played out on screen in the same kind of ...
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  One Man Army: Ultimate Warfighters and Interchangeable Tough Guys

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  Charity Fox University of Baltimore

  September 28, 2011

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  universe (I’m looking at you, Real Housewives) – there is a tone of respectful collegiality infusing the ...
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  You Can't Turn a Ho into a Housewife: Basketball Wives and the Politics of Wifedom

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  Racquel Gates College of Staten Island, CUNY

  September 26, 2011

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  You Can't Turn a Ho into a Housewife: Basketball Wives and the Politics of Wifedom reality TV and otherness Basketball Wives African American Curator's Note In this clip from the popular VH1 reality show, Basketball Wives, the cast confronts a k ...