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  Unsportsmanlike Call

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  Cynthia Fuchs George Mason University

  January 22, 2009

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  penalty) to engage in predictable finger-wagging.   Questions: Rather than wonder what "runs through ... zoom to the act, the Fox guys pronouncing like gods from their booth, and the ways fans have learned to ...
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  Following the Tiger Trail: The Public Trial of Tiger Woods

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  Brandeise Monk-Payton Brown University

  May 19, 2010

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  minders were silent, allowing the news media to run wild with speculation about his personal issues. Woods ...
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  Tori and Dean and Youtube: Redundancy, Reality TV and Celebrity Transmedia

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  Moya Luckett New York University

  May 08, 2007

  running a B&B appears staged for cameras. Tori and Dean: Inn Love features Spelling welcoming press ...
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  Really, Queen?: Parsing Life Post-Drag Race

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  Andrew Owens DePaul University

  March 02, 2018

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  learned that you don't need a grand prize to see your star rise. Win, lose,  or draw, that "big ...
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  Already Out Queer Celebrity: Kate McKinnon’s Post-Closet Representational Politics

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  Maria San Filippo Emerson College

  March 11, 2020

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  the cast of Saturday Night Live. The long-running show’s first out lesbian (and only the second out) ...
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  Equipment for Judging

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  Harry Archer University of Colorado Boulder

  July 30, 2019

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  significant as we learn that Bridgett is trans and sneezing for her is a performative gesture that she has ...
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  My Favorite Podcast: Considerations of Celebrity in Podcast Culture

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  Dafna Kaufman The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  October 23, 2018

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  My Favorite Podcast: Considerations of Celebrity in Podcast Culture podcasts new media celebrity true crime Curator's Note In 2016, Georgia Harstark and Karen Kilgariff decided to create a weekly true crime podcast. Their podcast, My Favorite Murder, ...
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  'Crying for Justin Bieber' and Negotiating Affective Fan Performance

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  Lindsay H. Garrison University of Wisconsin, Madison

  June 15, 2010

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  'Crying for Justin Bieber' and Negotiating Affective Fan Performance Justin Bieber fannish engagement fandom children celebrity Curator's Note The clip on the left features 3-year-old Cody, known for tearfully explaining her love for tween ...
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  O.J.: Made in America: Criminal Focus

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  Amanda Keeler Marquette University

  February 16, 2017

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  O.J.: Made in America: Criminal Focus true crime television celebrity Curator's Note /*-->*/ In ESPN’s five-part 30 for 30 documentary O.J.: Made In America (2016), Ezra Edelman presents a highly polished and well-researched biographical profile o ...
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  The “Oh My Salvatore” Vlog as a Case of “Crazy” but Permissible Fan Behavior

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  Kristen Warner University of Alabama

  June 16, 2010

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  The “Oh My Salvatore” Vlog as a Case of “Crazy” but Permissible Fan Behavior Vampire Diaries fandom celebrity Curator's Note **Spoiler alert: This clip concerns the season finale in graphic detail.** Today’s curated clip explores a fan’s video reacti ...