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Strike You!

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Ellen Seiter University of Southern California

December 19, 2007

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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Re: The AMPTP vs. The World

Great clip, Derek! I'm

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Miranda Banks Loyola Marymount University

Tuesday, December 18, 2007 — 8:05 pm

Great clip, Derek! I'm particularly fond of the use of muzak. It's as if the AMPTP didn't want to pay a musician for their work either. Besides, I'd think CEOs would love elevator music--it's the sound of industry creating "e ...

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Re: Jesus 2.0: Christian Identity and Community on Godtube

I'm trying to think through

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Jonathan Gray University of Wisconsin - Madison

Tuesday, December 18, 2007 — 6:49 am

I'm trying to think through the parallel here of Mac = Christ-follower, and PC = Christian, and this sheds further light on why many Christians might feel threatened by it. As you note, the script of victimization is so prevalent, yet within the Mac/ ...

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Of Scabs and Cats: The WGA’s Internet Campaign

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Miranda Banks Loyola Marymount University

December 17, 2007

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called off, the two sides have been strategizing on how best to sway public opinion. While the AMPTP has ... professional writers creating content for the Internet, the possibilities of the medium for entertainment—and ...

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Citizens’ Media in Southern Colombia

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Clemencia Rodriguez University of Oklahoma

December 13, 2007

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agricultural farmers as delinquents, this narrative rules out the possibility of linking illegal drug economies ... complicates the issue of coca cultivation; it denies the possibility of good guys and bad guys and simple ...

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Re: Infinite Auditions: Dance as Data Set and Habit

Thanks for responding, Jane.

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Anna Beatrice Scott University of California -- Riverside

Wednesday, December 12, 2007 — 7:47 am

traveling without bodies poses some interesting issues for cultural formations: is it possible to learn new ...

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Re: Infinite Auditions: Dance as Data Set and Habit

Thanks for posting this

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Jane Desmond University of Illinois – Champaign Urbana

Tuesday, December 11, 2007 — 8:24 pm

there seem to be a limited number of moves available for selection through the up/down/side/side/ space ... is, the parameters that limit the improvization possibilities. Was it originally motion-capture? Based ... endlessly unrolling up/down side/side/ turn which is mesmerizing in itself. I wonder too about how we could ...

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