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  The “N” Word

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  Tim Havens University of Iowa

  February 12, 2007

  always run up against the fact that meaning only inheres in the social uses of culture, in the encounter ...
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  BollyWood for the Trees

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  Vamsee Juluri University of San Francisco

  March 12, 2007

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  BollyWood for the Trees Bollywood Orientalism parody The Simpsons otherness pastiche postcolonialism totems Curator's Note Does America get it right when it looks at Indian cinema? This Simpsons episode shows detail (e.g. Kannada shop signs) and orie ...
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  “Taking Colbert Seriously: Faux News Man Issues Faux Apology for Real News

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  Megan Boler University of Toronto

  May 10, 2007

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  “Taking Colbert Seriously: Faux News Man Issues Faux Apology for Real News The Daily Show The Colbert Report Stephen Colbert satire politics parody fake news cynicism counterpublics Comedy Central citizenship Curator's Note This April 26 segment of T ...
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  Jesus 2.0: Christian Identity and Community on Godtube

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  Allison Perlman University of California-Irvine

  December 12, 2007

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  Jesus 2.0: Christian Identity and Community on Godtube Featured viral videos social networking representation religion participation parody Mac-PC Godtube convergence consumerism Christian media alternative media Curator's Note Founded by Dallas Theo ...
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  Of Scabs and Cats: The WGA’s Internet Campaign

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  Miranda Banks Loyola Marymount University

  December 17, 2007

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  been running full-page ads in national newspapers and has just signed with the formerly union-friendly ...
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  Welcome to the Carnival: Parody, Pop Music, and Presidential Politics on YouTube

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  Amber Davisson Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

  October 11, 2009

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  the candidate was often cited as saying that she “was not running as a women.” This quote was ...
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  Glimmers of Hope

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  Kevin Howley DePauw University

  February 22, 2010

  long-running public radio program, Le Show.   Shearer’s unrivaled talent for multi-tasking and cross-platform ...
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  Truth and Knowledge in LEGO Bi-Dimensions

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  Alan Chu University of Arizona

  June 26, 2014

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  instructions. The instructions, as viewers learn, are artifacts of slave labor forcefully composed by captured ...