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On the Surprise of the Game

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April 02, 2012

possibility of surprise. A game is never so anxiously enjoyable as when, but for this or that instance of ... possible in the opening of the game works in the favor of my team or in the other, this is why I watch. ...

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Re: The Hunger Games, Battle Royale, and Transmedia Fan Regulation

what are the stakes?

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Karen Petruska University of California, Santa Barbara

Friday, March 30, 2012 — 1:44 pm

director's cut of Blade Runner, where the fans were outraged by a closing off of possible interpretations for ...

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The Hunger Games, Battle Royale, and Transmedia Fan Regulation

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Al Harahap University of Arizona

March 29, 2012

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The Hunger Games, Battle Royale, and Transmedia Fan Regulation Battle Royale fan regulation intellectual property Marxist recuperation media regulation plagiarism The Hunger Games transmedia Curator's Note A blogger identifies striking similarities b ...

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Re: Adapting Trauma from Novel to Screen

physical trauma and Haymitch's casting

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Charlotte Howell University of Texas at Austin

Tuesday, March 27, 2012 — 6:15 pm

Katniss' ghost of a possible future, and a terrifying one at that. ...

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Re: Adapting Trauma from Novel to Screen

Haymitch and the irredeemable character

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Karen Petruska University of California, Santa Barbara

Tuesday, March 27, 2012 — 4:31 pm

of Haymitch. He is the character that foreshadows Katniss' possible future--he continues to ... bleak is this portrayal when you consider the possible metaphor for our returning soldiers? Many ...

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Adapting Trauma from Novel to Screen

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Anna Froula East Carolina University

March 27, 2012

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Adapting Trauma from Novel to Screen trauma The Hunger Games PTSD combat adaptation Curator's Note Editor's note: Froula describes her reactions to the film, including references to departures from the book, and assumes knowledge of the first bo ...

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Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon: The Gender Politics of the Mother Daughter Bond

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Virginia Kuhn University of Southern California

March 26, 2012

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Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon: The Gender Politics of the Mother Daughter Bond The Hunger Games motherhood heroines gender politics Curator's Note The release of The Hunger Games finds Jennifer Lawrence in her second coming-of-age role, playing ...

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Louie's "God" As Cathartic Television

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Kelli Marshall DePaul University

March 22, 2012

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Louie's "God" As Cathartic Television television religion parenting louie god Curator's Note A scene that precedes this one from Louie 's episode "God" has been described as disturbing, graphic, creepy, and horrifying. I ...

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