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  A Family Drama: Television and the fight for the national family

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  Aswin Punathambekar University of Michigan

  April 02, 2008

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  of differentiation (AXN’s “elite weekends,” for e.g.), it is surprising to learn about a new channel ...
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  Bant Singh can still sing

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  Jyotsna Kapur Southern Illinois University

  February 02, 2007

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  antagonisms that run through the nation as its leaders embrace neo-liberalism. The free association of images ...
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  Reality TV in a War Zone

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  Serra Tinic University of Alberta

  April 23, 2007

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  Here we also learn that Iraqi Star (based on Pop Idol) is not only about launching the next national ...
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  Bamako

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  Olivier Tchouaffe University of Texas at Austin

  April 07, 2008

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  Bamako narrative Africa IMF World Bank Mali spectacle globalization Curator's Note In a courtyard of a neighborhood of Bamako (Mali), The IMF and the World Bank are put being put on trial for its grand extortion and theft of Africa’s resources. In Ba ...
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  Subway Subtext: Jack in Japan

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  Miranda Banks Loyola Marymount University

  April 03, 2007

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  Subway Subtext: Jack in Japan Lost in Translation Kiefer Sutherland Japan globalization celebrity endorsement advertisement 24 Curator's Note The subway hurtles through the tunnel, paralleling Jack Bauer’s dogged, singular intention. No one—not even ...
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  "Genki Dama Saves the World": Japanese Popular Culture, Globalization, and Relief Efforts

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  Ian Peters University of North Georgia

  April 25, 2011

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  "Genki Dama Saves the World": Japanese Popular Culture, Globalization, and Relief Efforts tsunami Toriyama Tohoku relief efforts popular culture manga Japan Globalization and Japanese Popular Culture globalization earthquake Dragon Ball anime Cu ...