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The Last Lion King of Scotland

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April 12, 2007

The Last Lion King of Scotland Africa representation stereotyping mashup praxis Lion King Last King of Scotland Must Love Jaws Ten Things I Hate About Commandments deconstruction Curator's Note With the age of the internet and such websites as YouTub ...

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Re: “She’s a Marvel”: Daytime Soaps and Transmedia Storytelling

Very interesting clip, and

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Derek Kompare Southern Methodist University

Wednesday, April 11, 2007 — 4:27 pm

possibilities, I agree that, despite the great formal similarities that already exist between comics and soaps, ...

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Re: “She’s a Marvel”: Daytime Soaps and Transmedia Storytelling

(And as a side note, her

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Jason Mittell Middlebury College

Tuesday, April 10, 2007 — 6:12 pm

(And as a side note, her powers remind me of American Maid from The Tick- domesticity unbound!) ...

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“She’s a Marvel”: Daytime Soaps and Transmedia Storytelling

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Elana Levine

April 10, 2007

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“She’s a Marvel”: Daytime Soaps and Transmedia Storytelling superheroes comic books crossover soap operas Guiding Light Marvel Enterprises transmedia storytelling cancellation ratings gimmick genre conventions genre hybridity Curator's Note Harley Da ...

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It’s That Time of the Season: The British Invade American Idol

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Alisa Perren University of Texas at Austin

April 09, 2007

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to the adoption of new films, clothes and hairstyles on both sides of the Atlantic. The money to be ...

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The Making of “Desi” Culture on MTV

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Madhavi Mallapragada University of Texas at Austin

April 05, 2007

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The Making of “Desi” Culture on MTV youth culture transnational South Asian promo MTV India immigration Desi Curator's Note In this video titled, "You are not an Indian," a young male addresses viewers who like him are neither just American ...

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Subway Subtext: Jack in Japan

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Miranda Banks Loyola Marymount University

April 03, 2007

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Subway Subtext: Jack in Japan Lost in Translation Kiefer Sutherland Japan globalization celebrity endorsement advertisement 24 Curator's Note The subway hurtles through the tunnel, paralleling Jack Bauer’s dogged, singular intention. No one—not even ...

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Re: Steel Magnolia: Nancy Grace and the Epistemology of Place

I'm fascinated by the

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Avi Santo Old Dominion University

Friday, March 30, 2007 — 7:30 pm

I'm fascinated by the gendered ways in which the personal (tragedy and experience) legitimates Grace's political discourse and branding, providing "intimacy" and "vulnerability" (stereotypically coded as feminine) that both o ...

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