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  Convergence Fashion: Hailing the Gossip Girl Fan

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  Louisa Stein Middlebury College

  November 22, 2007

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  and privilege as adolescent constraints, akin to more run of the mill coming of age issues such as ...
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  Sudsy Superheroes and Transmedia Storytelling, or, Why Comic Book Heroes Do It Better

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  Avi Santo Old Dominion University

  May 04, 2007

  extraordinary beings are the norm, but often the emotional scars run far deeper than the bruises incurred in ...
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  Talking Heads: Books, Authors, and Television News

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  Hollis Griffin Denison University

  November 26, 2009

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  can run counter to book publishing’s long-tail economy.    ...
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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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  Lost as TV3

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  Roberta Pearson University of Nottingham (UK)

  February 11, 2008

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  Lost as TV3 ABC audience fragmentation brand communities convergence fan fiction Lost mobisodes narrative complexity overflow political economy scheduling transmedia Verizon WGA strike Curator's Note Unpacking this thirty second commercial provides n ...
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  “The Legend of G.I. Joe…New from Marvel Comics!”: The Toy as Comic Book on Television

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  Derek Johnson University of Wisconsin, Madison

  May 08, 2008

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  “The Legend of G.I. Joe…New from Marvel Comics!”: The Toy as Comic Book on Television comic books commercials convergence cultural products FCC G.I. Joe Hasbro marketing Marvel Enterprises narrative play regulation toys transmedia storytelling Curator ...