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  Re: Hulk Smash Wimpy White Man Who is Also Hulk: Reasserting Masculine Authority through Masochism

  "70s television"...what

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  Greg Oguss University of Southern California

  Friday, March 21, 2008 — 10:45 pm

  (from Bonnie and Clyde to the shift toward a blockbuster mentality w/ Jaws). The TV side of the equation ...
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  Re: Righteous Anger and the Fear of a Black Planet in Taxi Driver

  While I agree that TD seems

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  Avi Santo Old Dominion University

  Friday, March 21, 2008 — 8:47 pm

  critiques of hegemonic masculinities. On the flip side, there continued to be series on TV that affirmed ...
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  Hulk Smash Wimpy White Man Who is Also Hulk: Reasserting Masculine Authority through Masochism

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  Avi Santo Old Dominion University

  March 21, 2008

  4 comments

  Hulk Smash Wimpy White Man Who is Also Hulk: Reasserting Masculine Authority through Masochism whiteness race gender adaptation masculinity superheroes masochism Marvel Enterprises CBS 1970s destabilize David Savran reflexive sadomasochism backlash Incred ...
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  Re: Righteous Anger and the Fear of a Black Planet in Taxi Driver

  I like Avi's comment about

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  Greg Oguss University of Southern California

  Friday, March 21, 2008 — 4:11 am

  possibilities. Julia Cameron was the uncredited co-writer of the film. I'm sure Cameron wld argue the film ...
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  Righteous Anger and the Fear of a Black Planet in Taxi Driver

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  Greg Oguss University of Southern California

  March 20, 2008

  9 comments

  a commentary on the “Black is Beautiful” era, which dates back to James Brown’s 1968 hit “Say It Loud (I’m ... Black and I’m Proud),” a song that became the soundtrack to the following decade, featuring ...
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  Re: Luke Spencer: General Hospital’s Repentant Rapist

  Thanks for all the great

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  Elana Levine

  Thursday, March 20, 2008 — 2:38 am

  try to explain this in as condensed a way as possible: Bobbie and Luke are the working class ...
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  Re: Luke Spencer: General Hospital’s Repentant Rapist

  I vividly remember when Luke

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  Allison McCracken DePaul University

  Wednesday, March 19, 2008 — 9:47 pm

  masculine aggression. Also, I’m intrigued by Bobbie’s assumption that Laura’s character is a slut rather ...
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  Re: Luke Spencer: General Hospital’s Repentant Rapist

  I grew up on this show

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  Greg Oguss University of Southern California

  Wednesday, March 19, 2008 — 9:43 pm

  the first male "anti-heroes" of mainstream flix and this frequently meant the audience sided ...
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  Luke Spencer: General Hospital’s Repentant Rapist

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  Elana Levine

  March 19, 2008

  5 comments

  Luke Spencer: General Hospital’s Repentant Rapist patriarchy gender rape masculinity masochism soap operas 1970s General Hospital violence guilt Curator's Note As the 1970s drew to a close, the most popular character on US daytime television soap ope ...
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  “What Steven Wants: Gestural Computing, Digital Manual Labor, and the Boom! Moment”

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  Lisa Nakamura University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign

  March 11, 2008

  finger, and scroll,” and “You can see what I’m doing with my finger” augments the visual and tactile ...

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