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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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  Black Moses Barbie and the Humor of Black Trauma

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  Mark Anthony Neal Duke University

  December 04, 2014

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  is playing against all sides: a media structure resistant to inclusion, Black American gatekeepers ...
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  Rick Mercer: A Ranting Patriot

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  ShellyG Michigan Technological University

  May 19, 2020

  (replacing an office with an unusable smartphone app), and, finally, bureaucratic red tape: “I’m sorry. If ...
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  The Great American Dream Machine

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  Laurie Ouellette University of Minnesota

  October 03, 2011

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  evidences the unrealized possibilities (and inherent tensions) of public television in the U.S. ...
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  Strike You!

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  Ellen Seiter University of Southern California

  December 19, 2007

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  Strike You! satire Youtube labor pro-am WGA strike Curator's Note YouTube has been an amazing resource for me—as a teacher of television. I especially like the way that it enables me to show historic television clips and TV from other countries. I al ...
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  Two Words: Chuck Norris

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  Ian Reilly University of Guelph

  January 16, 2008

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  strategy. Riding the wave of popularity made possible by chucknorrisfacts.com, an ever-growing archive of ...
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  The Myth of COLBERT NATION Millenials?

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  Shaun Treat independent scholar, public intellectual & Gonzo Academic

  September 02, 2015

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  community micro-causes. Is it possible for this national trend of Millenial voter apathy to evolve into ...
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  Of Niggas and Citizens: Mobilizing Strategies on The Boondocks and the Rhetoric of Blame

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  Avi Santo Old Dominion University

  July 27, 2007

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  itself. One possible explanation follows Kobena Mercer's argument that people of color experience ...
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  The Power of the Cliché in Televisionland

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  Randall Renner University of Florida

  March 26, 2008

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  The Power of the Cliché in Televisionland 1960s cliche commercials Excedrin Pain Reliever Grey’s Anatomy Marcus Welby M.D. oddities Pepto Bismol satire Curator's Note “The Cliché Family in Television-land” posted to YouTube on February 8th 2008 is a ...
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  Re-visioning Arab Identity in US Popular Culture

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  Karin Wilkins University of Texas at Austin

  April 25, 2007

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  Re-visioning Arab Identity in US Popular Culture satire race transcoding representation stereotyping Planet of the Arabs mocumentary Arabs Curator's Note The edited clips in this brief video were constructed by Jacqueline Salloum to complement Jack S ...

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