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  Re: The (Social) Mediated Myth of Childbirth

  A couple of resources

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  University of Canterbury

  Tuesday, May 7, 2019 — 11:44 pm

  to argue for a specificially maternal performativity, that offers with it the radical possibility ... through their performance and potentially subversive rearticulation of norms, offer the possibility for ...
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  Lampooning Failure in the ‘Mom-com’ Genre

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  Rachel Williamson University of Canterbury

  May 07, 2019

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  has an accident in the movie foyer. When Audrey follows her to the bathroom, Sophie cries “I’m a mess” ...
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  The (Social) Mediated Myth of Childbirth

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  Charlotte Keniston University of Maryland Baltimore County

  May 06, 2019

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  were a statistical possibility--according to the Centers for Disease Control, in the United States, 32% ...
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  Micromanaging the Self: The Rise of Self-Care Apps and The Culture of Work

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  Meghan Grosse Washington College

  April 29, 2019

  increasingly in addition to second jobs or “side hustles”  people take on to try and find greater economic ...
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  Netflix's Brandless Stand-up Comedy Specials

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  Eric Forthun The University of Texas at Austin

  April 23, 2019

  2 comments

  economic imperative to appeal to as many audiences, in as many languages and regions, as possible ...
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  Defamiliarizing Concussions

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  Nathan Kalman-Lamb Duke University

  April 09, 2019

  – a technique that both centers the violence of concussions and eliminates the possibility viewers might enjoy ...
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  Re: VR: Neither Cinematic nor (Necessarily) Ludic

  Oculus

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  University of Copenhagen

  Sunday, April 7, 2019 — 7:07 pm

  thematic departure is self-awareness and/or deconstruction, then were could it possibly lead? I'm ...
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  Re: AR Horror Gimmicks: Sites of Unbounded Potential and Vulnerability

  Reciprocal interaction/'we see you'

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  Vicki Williams University of Birmingham

  Friday, April 5, 2019 — 9:36 am

  expressions?) New kinds of distorting affects made possible by VR/AR/MR which allow tech to see us as much as we ...
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  VR: Neither Cinematic nor (Necessarily) Ludic

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  Dooley Murphy University of Copenhagen

  April 05, 2019

  5 comments

  VR: Neither Cinematic nor (Necessarily) Ludic VR Virtual Reality film games ludology Curator's Note Virtual reality (VR) experiences are often described as being either film-like or game-like. This may be a useful heuristic for consumers, but it is c ...
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  Re: Okaeri: Living with your favorite character

  Loneliness and melancholia

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  Shelley M Park University of Central Florida

  Thursday, April 4, 2019 — 6:07 pm

  this differently, as a space of possibility for something new (and not merely as a space of loss).  ...

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