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  Can Catwoman Challenge Patriarchy?

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  Michael Lecker George Mason University

  September 28, 2007

  change the effectiveness of the message? What narrative elements cause us to side with Selina, in the ... Batman driven narrative? What ideologies is Selina questioning with such quotes as “Tell me I’m not in ...
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  Re: Multiplatform Fame

  Digg, Web2.0, and Conspicuous (Information) Consumption

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  Max Dawson Indiana University

  Friday, February 20, 2009 — 2:04 am

  James – I’m really intrigued by this notion that achieving Internet fame is form of technological ... Flickr!), and even food (follow my gastro-blog!) to intimate and/or anonymous others. (Side rant: perhaps ...
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  Analyzing the Appeal of Horror ASMR

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  erikasolis Pennsylvania State University

  March 03, 2021

  that’s creepy. But also cool as hell. I’m very conflicted.” This niche side of the ASMR community isn’t ...
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  Re: Heroes, Sidekicks, and Powerful Love

  Structures...

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  Jeff Casey University of Wisconsin-Madison

  Thursday, December 18, 2014 — 2:19 am

  (Jedi and wizard) in part due to a sort of birthright and prophesied destiny. (I’m actually not that up ... dark side of the force, the rings of power)—which creates a backchannel connection between the hero and ...
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  Meanwhile is Big but not Boundless

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  Mark Sample George Mason University

  February 22, 2012

  3 comments

  Curator's Note Crammed with nearly 4,000 possible storylines, Jason Shiga's Meanwhile (2010) is ... Meanwhile presents an edge case for digital comics. Reading the two texts side-by-side raises a number of ...
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  What Role for Government TV in Community Life?

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  Jeffrey P. Jones Old Dominion University

  February 29, 2008

  8 comments

  seems ever more pressing—is it possible for citizens to know their local community through television? ... question I have for readers is so what? Even through this one-sided presentation that offers citizens ... won’t always be duped by one-sided appeals? Does hearing the city’s side of the issue still help us as ...
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  Re: The “Oh My Salvatore” Vlog as a Case of “Crazy” but Permissible Fan Behavior

  academia as safety net?

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  Kristina Busse Independent Scholar

  Thursday, June 17, 2010 — 1:58 am

  ourselves fit in. My own fan community has squee and criticism side by side and yet there remains an often ... quality programs (and possible gendering?) interesting. I adore TVD even as I couldn't get into True ...
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  Re: We Want You: Transmedia Performances of Fan Devotion, Desire, and Domination

  Hi Lindsay—Thanks for the

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  Louisa Stein Middlebury College

  Saturday, June 19, 2010 — 1:32 am

  decentered (or re-centered around a side character) community as a possibly destablizing factor?      ... community authoring its understanding of itself does indeed encompass both sides. It seems to me that this ...
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  Re: "The MSG Curtain Call": A Conflation of Front and Backstage in Professional Wrestling

  Thanks Bryce for the history

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  Ari Berenstein 411Mania.com

  Friday, August 20, 2010 — 6:46 am

  crowds such as that one. As far as generating heat, its interesting to note that it is still possible to ... or real and simply concentrated on the dislike they had for the other side. That would be generating ... heat. Its similar to what is happening now with the Nexus angle in WWE (if a bit more one-sided in that ...
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  I'm an accountant: OnlyFans, TikTok, & censorship of online sex work

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  Morgan Durfee Bowling Green State University

  May 05, 2021

  utilizing the sound “ I’m an Accountant ” to show the struggles of online sex work and the awkward ... must now get creative with loopholes and side door promotions, including using hashtags like ... is next in terms of cross-promotion for online sex workers? Is it possible to build a community of ...

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