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  Re: Gay Military

  generational issues

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  Karen Petruska University of California, Santa Barbara

  Thursday, January 23, 2014 — 3:13 am

  from older, high-level military officers or even politicians outside the military? Also, do you think ... some branches of the military feel differently about this issue? With an issue like this, I’m always ...
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  Re: "The best thing about human beings is that they stack so neatly": Spectatorship and Platform Performativity from the White House to House of Cards

  Donald Trump as Andy Kaufman

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  Brennan Collins Georgia State University

  Saturday, September 3, 2016 — 2:23 pm

  The FU 2016 campaign immediately reminded me of the Andy Kaufman documentary I’m From Hollywood. ... outsiders who laugh with him because most of the people being made fun of (particularly the wrestling ...
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  Behind the Laughter Curtain: Image(in)ing Later Life Marriage through Comedy

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  Melissa Aleman James Madison University, School of Communication Studies

  March 25, 2009

  4 comments

  such representations to render possible images as obscene, such as older adult sexuality, infidelity, ... and talk about those stories that we imagine the unseen and unspoken possibility for later life ... a narrative space for viewers to imagine, not only a host of possible punch lines, but also the relationship ...
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  Media and Society: Making Art and Making Change

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  Benjamin Thevenin Brigham Young University

  April 19, 2013

  2 comments

  though, I’m talking about understanding the relationship between media and society as characterized by ... opinions, and maybe (possibly) voting, we strive to be citizens who learn about and interact with our ... an online, collective production company that attempts to make films, music, books, etc. outside of ...
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  (Im)Possible Asias

  March 14, 2016 to March 18, 2016
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  Re: From ‘Heroes’ to ‘Zeroes’: Producing Fan Vids without Fans

  Blurring Boundaries

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  Elizabeth Evans University of Nottingham

  Friday, February 20, 2009 — 2:55 pm

  I’m sure fans will inevitably become (and possibly already are) savvy about what is going on. Do they ... established boundaries. I realise I’m not the first to say this but it’s something that has become apparent in ...
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  Re: Anxious Coed Spontaneous Fried-Chicken Dance Party

  Cinematic madness

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  Jocelyn Szczepaniak-Gillece Northwestern University

  Monday, March 16, 2009 — 2:57 pm

  Jeff, this post and clip are so great! What I’m curious about is how this clip (and perhaps Lewis’ ... nauseating real toward which badfilm draws us is on some level a gut-wrenching lurch toward insanity.  I’m ... also are associated with the fringes not just of culture but of sanity—hence the possibility of ...
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  Otherworldly Comedic Legacies, or; Legends Waiting in the Wings

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  Meredith Bak Rutgers University-Camden

  March 25, 2025

  Repeated shots of the star-studded studio audience throughout the evening have hinted at possibilities ... articulating a multi-generational comedic legacy.[2]Instead, Streep strode onstage announcing “I’m here, I’m ... here, I’m here,” blaming her tardiness on bathroom troubles. Neither McKinnon’s contemporary, nor ...
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  Re: Will the Wolf Survive, Los Lobos

  Both of you bring up

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  Mari Castaneda University of Massachusetts at Amherst

  Friday, November 16, 2007 — 10:39 am

  challenges the viewer to think more broadly about the lyrics, how do the images narrow the possibility of ... thinking outside the box. This is a real tension that is not easily explained or insignificant, especially ...
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  Re: Puzzling Spectatorship

  Beyond the Multiplex

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  Sarah Hamblin Michigan State University

  Thursday, December 16, 2010 — 12:40 am

  Hi Jesse, I’ve only dipped briefly into Klinger’s book but I’m inclined to agree based on my ... gendered spectatorship as a response to narrative structures outside of specifically gendered bodies.   ...

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