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  Media Effects on Communication Aggression

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  Rhett Downing Texas Tech University

  January 20, 2023

  perfectly. Instead of arguing and possibly feeding the fire, the others refuse to respond and turn their ... could have possibly continued to believe that his points were altruistic. To put it into perspective, if ... media portrays it.   References Daily, R. M; Lee, C. M. & Spitzberg, B. H. (2007). The dark side of ...
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  I have an Army/We have a Hulk: Thinking Politics in The Avengers

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  john a. sweeney University of Hawaii at Manoa, Dept. of Political Science

  May 09, 2012

  4 comments

  conditions of possibility for politics in our historical moment, specifically as bodies subject to the ... possibility for politics yoked to presencing a mutative capacity? Is there an inherent horror to politics? ... antagonist. After Iron Man coolly outlines the sides, Loki brazenly retorts, "I have an army" to ...
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  Re: Gaming on the Spectrum: Autism and Xbox Live

  Perils of Xbox Live

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  Steven Boyer University of Glasgow

  Monday, April 4, 2011 — 8:50 pm

  restricting communication in this way eliminates the possibility for positive social experiences with other ... side effect. You're also right that online gaming offer new difficulties in matching social ... meaning it is more difficult to assess what is appropriate. One possibility is to follow the lead of other ...
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  Re: 88 Constellations for Wittgenstein

  The Trouble with Digital Literature

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  John Bresland Northwestern University

  Monday, February 6, 2012 — 6:39 pm

  And now I’m forced to reconsider what has been, for me, a problem with digital literature, maybe the ... problem. I’m talking about the nonlinearity Katherine notes above in her bravura post. There is a certain ... through. If I’m to co-create meaning as a reader, I want to draw that meaning from the authoritative text. ...
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  Lit

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  Eric LeMay Ohio University

  February 10, 2012

  3 comments

  possibilities for digital literature.  Backlit, the glowing screen becomes a vehicle for meditative, even ... that’s not only possible, but powerful.  Here’s work that’s luminous.  That’s lit, in the best sense.  ...
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  Re: Imagining the Self-Controller: ‘The Wild Divine Project’ as an Experiment in Religious Game Interface

  Audiences and Their Motives

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  Karen Gonzalez Rice Connecticut College

  Friday, April 16, 2010 — 6:09 pm

  playing these games?   What are the target audiences for these types of games?   I’m wondering about the ... create new needs but actually tap into traditional practices.   I’m curious about whether you see these ...
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  Righteous Anger and the Fear of a Black Planet in Taxi Driver

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  Greg Oguss University of Southern California

  March 20, 2008

  9 comments

  a commentary on the “Black is Beautiful” era, which dates back to James Brown’s 1968 hit “Say It Loud (I’m ... Black and I’m Proud),” a song that became the soundtrack to the following decade, featuring ...
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  Bridges, Tunnels, Fences, and Moats: Border Visual Metaphors in The Bridge (TV series, FX, 2013)

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  Hector Amaya University of Virginia

  February 18, 2015

  2 comments

  the possibilities of entering or exiting. Borders, particularly the border between USA and Mexico, ... present a rich array of possibilities for crossing. Some of these possibilities are found in the TV show ... backdrop of economic exploitation made possible by neoliberal understandings of free trade, this popular ...
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  Re: That Soothing Balm of Latent Discontent: MAD MEN Unstresses the 21st Century

  Don't thank us (yet)...

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  Ruth Mayer University of Hannover

  Tuesday, December 13, 2011 — 9:39 am

  /*-->*/ Is it over? But I’m not done yet! Also, I’m not sure I understand. The function of the ... still loved it). I’m with Enrica that this is all about domesticity, but domesticity without a warming ...
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  Re: Love, Care, and Comrades

  Solidarity

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  Kalling Heck University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

  Wednesday, April 1, 2015 — 3:22 pm

  Hi Zach, great post. I’m in particular intrigued by one of the questions you ask: “If the State is ... repeated results. That is, I’m not sure love can be activitated at given moments and made to achieve given ... outcomes. I’m reminded here of Jonathan Crary’s 24/7, in which sleep manages to evade the forces of ...

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