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  Better Together in Outlander?

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  Zach Finch University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

  March 25, 2016

  3 comments

  independent Scotland, while the “Yes” campaign argued independence was possible and desirable, given the ... possibilities and play with the contingencies of history. The series’ failure or unwillingness to entertain ...
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  Re: Better Together in Outlander?

  Zach - I’ll precede my

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  Heather Lusty UNLV Honors College

  Friday, March 25, 2016 — 4:20 pm

  possibility of a Romantic, capital R, the Walter Scott-esque type of independence, of the overt masculinity of ... landscapes to explore the possibilities of different outcomes- like The Man in the High Castle (Dick) or ...
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  “It’s in my code!”: Glitch as Gendered Ontology

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  Juan Llamas-Rodriguez University of Pennsylvania, Annenberg School for Communication

  March 29, 2016

  1 comment

  reappropriating the (discursive and material) markings of the sexed body enacts possibilities for more resilient, ... malfunctioning into possibilities for new forms of gameplay (including a glitch power on Disney Infinity). Not ...
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  Problematic Motherhood: Disney Princesses and the Missing or Overbearing Mother

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  Kate Morgan Newscastic/The Electric Feast

  March 30, 2016

  2 comments

  the unfavorable side of the dichotomy presented, if the desired behavior of a devoted, attached parent ...
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  “Noble Maiden Fair (A Mhaighdean Bhan Uasal)” Soundscape

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  Nicole Motahari Georgia State University

  March 31, 2016

  1 comment

  expected of her, but proves that by holding her own and proving her maturity, it is possible for her to ...
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  Skewering Normative Cuteness with Latinidad

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  Rebecca Mercedes Gordon Northern Arizona University

  April 04, 2016

  Betty’s head. Charlie’s actions reflect an everyday cruelty made possible by Charlie’s physical cuteness ...
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  What Kind of Animal is the ISIS Cat?

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  Matt Cornell Amsterdam School for Cultural Analysis

  April 08, 2016

  2 comments

  What Kind of Animal is the ISIS Cat? twitter terrorism selfies portraiture memes ISIS cats Curator's Note The images that you are looking at are screenshots taken from a now-suspended Twitter account called @isilcats or Islamic State of Cat. From Jun ...
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  Re: What Kind of Animal is the ISIS Cat?

  Rival cats in Brussels

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  Jennifer O'Meara Trinity College Dubliin

  Friday, April 8, 2016 — 9:27 am

  Thanks for an interesting post. I wasn’t aware of the ISIS cats but, on the other side, the ...
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  Establishing a Saul Bass-line for Fan-Made Film Posters

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  Jennifer O'Meara Trinity College Dubliin

  April 11, 2016

  2 comments

  Establishing a Saul Bass-line for Fan-Made Film Posters Stanley Kubrick Saul Bass fan made film posters Curator's Note In keeping with participatory Web 2.0 culture, film promotional materials such as trailers and posters are increasingly created uno ...
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  Anticipatory Media and Fan Produced Anticipation

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  Keith M. Johnston University of East Anglia

  April 12, 2016

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  Anticipatory Media and Fan Produced Anticipation Fan-made posters Avengers Anticipatory Media Curator's Note The last decade has seen a huge rise in the frequency, availability and ubiquity of advance promotional materials such as film posters or tra ...

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