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Re: After Macaca: Virginia’s Next Youtube Moment

After watching the video

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Saturday, November 3, 2007 — 10:18 pm

placed upon the minorities.While I understand both sides exercised freedom of speech, I agree with ...

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Re: “I’m Here Because I’m Bored”: Getting at the Nature of Ludic Computation

Thanks for this, Judd -- I'm

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Kathleen Fitzpatrick Michigan State University

Thursday, November 1, 2007 — 8:00 pm

Thanks for this, Judd-- I'm a little behind the curve in responding today, but wanted to say how much I enjoyed this. One thing that this reminded me of is the argument made about the shortcomings inherent in approaching the study of computer games f ...

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After Macaca: Virginia’s Next Youtube Moment

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Tasha Oren University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

October 31, 2007

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After Macaca: Virginia’s Next Youtube Moment Youtube race immigration politics elections scandal Liberty 9500 Virginia Curator's Note Forget Iraq. For those surprised by the effectiveness and overwhelming dominance of the gay marriage issue in motiva ...

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“I’m Here Because I’m Bored”: Getting at the Nature of Ludic Computation

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Judd Ruggill University of Arizona

October 30, 2007

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“I’m Here Because I’m Bored”: Getting at the Nature of Ludic Computation computers gaming history ...

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Dharma Orientation Film

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Roberta Pearson University of Nottingham (UK)

October 28, 2007

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cool enough that I’m editing a book on it at this very moment and hoping for some viral marketing). But ... I’m also a little worried about the totalising spread of big media that this clip represents, bringing ...

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Re: Can activists prank us to a better society?

To some extent, I have to

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Avi Santo Old Dominion University

Wednesday, October 24, 2007 — 6:21 pm

possibility of being found out that drives these pranks? ...

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Can activists prank us to a better society?

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Afsheen Nomai University of Texas at Austin

October 24, 2007

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Can activists prank us to a better society? journalism culture jamming Yes Men media activism tactics prank Curator's Note Watching Yes Men member Andy Bichlbaum perform this interview, I am first struck by the sheer bravado of the prank. Here he is, ...

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Re: Anatomy of a Breakdown: We, the Voyeurs

While I'm sure the elements

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Jonathan Gray University of Wisconsin - Madison

Friday, October 12, 2007 — 11:10 pm

While I'm sure the elements you're discussing here are present in the anti-Britney-ism, at the same time, I find her a slippery example of these processes in the abstract, since surely a source of the anti-Britney-ism also lies in some people� ...

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