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  “A Trek for Our Time”: The Continuing Relevance and Resonance of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

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  Allison McCracken DePaul University

  March 19, 2007

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  women in leading roles and foreground non-normative gender and sexual roles. During its run, DS-9 was ...
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  At the Border

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  Tara McPherson University of Southern California

  October 25, 2007

  scene along the San Diego-Tijuana border. We soon learn grim statistics about the function of this wall ...
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  Deconstructing Television from Within: the Alternative Aesthetics of Paper Tiger Television

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  Laura Stein University of Texas at Austin

  December 11, 2007

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  media programs, products and practices and its aesthetic deconstruction of television. This long running ...
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  Burgundy Histories? WEWS-TV “Catch 5!” 1970s promo

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  Mark Williams Dartmouth College

  February 26, 2008

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  E.W. Scripps’ legacy is that he trusted local editors to know best how to run local newspapers. Today, ...
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  “Money, Shame and Reparation: A Moment from The Sopranos”

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  Jason Jacobs University of Queensland

  June 28, 2007

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  “Money, Shame and Reparation: A Moment from The Sopranos” character narrative race HBO The Sopranos aesthetics camera movement decor Curator's Note Season three, ‘Another Toothpick’ and Tony and Carmela are driving home after a joint session with Mel ...
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  What Role for Government TV in Community Life?

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  Jeffrey P. Jones Old Dominion University

  February 29, 2008

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  What Role for Government TV in Community Life? narrative community participation citizenship aesthetics local media government government access channels propaganda Curator's Note As newspapers (the traditional media outlet that has sustained local c ...