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  Analyzing the Appeal of Horror ASMR

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  erikasolis Pennsylvania State University

  March 03, 2021

  that’s creepy. But also cool as hell. I’m very conflicted.” This niche side of the ASMR community isn’t ...
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  I'm an accountant: OnlyFans, TikTok, & censorship of online sex work

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  Morgan Durfee Bowling Green State University

  May 05, 2021

  utilizing the sound “ I’m an Accountant ” to show the struggles of online sex work and the awkward ... must now get creative with loopholes and side door promotions, including using hashtags like ... is next in terms of cross-promotion for online sex workers? Is it possible to build a community of ...
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  Flyting and Charisma in Assassin's Creed Valhalla

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  Steve Spence Clayton State University

  August 30, 2021

  and new outcomes, both in side quests and in the primary narrative. Valhalla is an open-world game, ... convince strangers to reveal secrets. Another benefit appears in the side quest “Permission to Weep,” which ...
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  Bye Mom, I Love You.

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  Susan Sci Regis University

  August 24, 2021

  her – no in-person contact. She couldn’t speak to me – no possibility of a phone call. In this ominous ... trauma I felt over Zoom, I’m eternally grateful I had this one moment with her. The intimacy I felt with ... Perhaps I’m being stubborn; hanging onto the ideal ‘good death’ I wanted for my mother surrounded by ...
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  How Lovecraft Country uses AfroFuturism to let Black Women Shine

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  Ashley Smalls Penn State University

  February 09, 2021

  Country uses Afrofuturism to open possibilities of positioning people of African descent in unknown ... adventure that opens up possibilities for her future that she did not think were possible. In this episode, ... possibilities and abilities that help her save her daughter's life a few episodes later. Even when ...
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  Black History, Gospel Music & Something Like Black Girl Magic In Lovecraft Country

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  Asha S. Winfield Louisiana State University

  February 12, 2021

  nostalgia, and public memory. With every episode decorated in the “authentic,” the possible and the imagined, ... scene, Lovecraft Country makes space for magic, spirtuality, and music. By seeing multiple sides of Black ...
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  Indigenous Meme Networks, Fan-Activism, and Baby Yoda

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  Jacqueline Land University of Wisconsin-Madison

  May 27, 2021

    For notes and references, see: Jacqueline Land, “‘Since Time Im-MEME-morial’!: Indigenous Meme ...
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  Electrifying the Dead: The Psycho Franchise and Industrial Horror

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  Alex_Remington University of Texas at Austin, Department of Radio-TV-Film

  October 27, 2021

  boundaries, is a defining mark of horror—Mary Douglas talks about it in relation to im/purity, Julie Kristeva ...
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  Fandom Iconography and 'Reading' Critical Role Fanart

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  Maria K. Alberto University of Utah

  December 07, 2021

  beautiful half-curved coif to one side” ("In Love and War,” 47:56). Out of game, Mercer has also said ... already known of Essek’s backstory. For instance, this Essek is facing a twelve-sided object with gold ...
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  Rabbits as a Visual Symbol of Relationships in The Untamed

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  Abby Springman

  February 23, 2021

  that he likes rabbits and regrets not being by Wei Wuxian's side. The final appearance of the ...

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