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Re: Primetime Portrait: The Depiction of Asperger’s on "Parenthood"

Max’s perspective

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Samir Dayal Bentley University

Tuesday, April 5, 2011 — 3:29 am

neurotypical viewers will presumably identify. By contrast you suggest the possibility of presenting autism ...

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Primetime Portrait: The Depiction of Asperger’s on "Parenthood"

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Kaitlin Sweetman NYU

April 05, 2011

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Primetime Portrait: The Depiction of Asperger’s on "Parenthood" representations of disability network television autism Asperger's Curator's Note Parents of children who have forms of autism praise Parenthood’s depiction of a family wi ...

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Re: Primetime Portrait: The Depiction of Asperger’s on "Parenthood"

Formal Implications?

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Kaitlin Sweetman NYU

Tuesday, April 5, 2011 — 2:28 pm

conventional, yet effective way. For Parenthood, these formal techniques would possibly signify a break with the ... than that of his family. I wonder if it is possible for Parenthood to move past the abelist ...

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"Just the random musings of a former Playboy bunny": Negotiating "Mommy Instinct" and Scientific Expertise in the Vaccine/Autism Debate

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Emily Chivers Yochim Allegheny College

April 07, 2011

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"Just the random musings of a former Playboy bunny": Negotiating "Mommy Instinct" and Scientific Expertise in the Vaccine/Autism Debate scientific expertise Jenny McCarthy autism Curator's Note by Emily Chivers Yochim and Vesta Si ...

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Re: "Just the random musings of a former Playboy bunny": Negotiating "Mommy Instinct" and Scientific Expertise in the Vaccine/Autism Debate

Pro-mothering (and pro-capitalist?)

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Nedda Ahmed Georgia State University

Friday, April 8, 2011 — 1:47 pm

side of the story and advocating for her style of parenting, McCarthy is also reinforcing ideals of ...

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"Be Yourself; Everyone Else Is Already Taken" and Other Adventures in Street Style Marketing

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Julie Baumgardner New York University, Interdisciplinary Human & Social Thought

April 12, 2011

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"Be Yourself; Everyone Else Is Already Taken" and Other Adventures in Street Style Marketing street style originality Models marketing advertising Curator's Note Despite ideas to the contrary, being different is a desirable attribute. Socie ...

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"It's Not You...It's Nielsen": Cancellation Heartbreak and Measurement Magic

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Ryan Bowles UC Santa Barbara Department of Film and Media Studies

April 19, 2011

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"It's Not You...It's Nielsen": Cancellation Heartbreak and Measurement Magic TV Failure ratings Production Culture Nielsen cancellation Audience Measurement Curator's Note Success is never giving up, or so they say. Failure, on th ...

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Re: "It's Not You...It's Nielsen": Cancellation Heartbreak and Measurement Magic

power to the imaginary people

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Anne Moore Tufts University

Tuesday, April 19, 2011 — 1:21 pm

possibility for intervention by organized groups of fans. Even if a group of fans crashed a netowork's ...

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Re: "It's Not You...It's Nielsen": Cancellation Heartbreak and Measurement Magic

Ratings as representative failure but cultural success

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Charlotte Howell University of Texas at Austin

Tuesday, April 19, 2011 — 5:40 pm

rumblings of HBO possibly developing an American Gods adaptation. Most articles I've seen about that ... possibility share the idea that the first step toward such a series depends on Game of Thrones 's ratings ...

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Re: "It's Not You...It's Nielsen": Cancellation Heartbreak and Measurement Magic