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  Postcolonial Cozy

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  Erica Maria Cheung University of California, Irvine

  February 15, 2017

  of color to win the title of “U.K.’s Best Amateur Baker.” The clip I chose is from the final episode ... postcolonial cozy because Nadiya’s win is a symbolic celebration of friendship and flavor across difference in ... fellow competitors speak of how deserving she is of the win and the GBBO family take part in a festive ...
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  On the Limits of #Lulz: Niche Taste and the Implosion of Satire

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  David Gurney Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

  March 06, 2017

  the internet where anonymous attacks against minorities can earn plenty of #lulz. ...
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  The Norma Rae Icon: Protest as a Spectacle of the Inspirational Individual

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  Aimee Loiselle University of Connecticut

  April 30, 2017

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  the 1979 movie Norma Rae, which earned Field her first Academy Award. Crystal Lee Sutton was the ...
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  Mapping Kanto Region Over a Town Near You: Pokémon Go and Fantasy in the Everyday

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  Jamie Henthorn Catawba College

  December 15, 2017

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  hosted a Global Catch Challenge. Pokémon Go (PG) players earned incremental in-game benefits, but the ...
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  From a fan to a leader: The ‘Angry Video Game Nerd’ case and movie ‘fanding’.

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  Argyrios Emmanouloudis University of Amsterdam

  December 15, 2017

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  earning an income. This is when fans  make use of micropatronage platforms like Kickstarter or Patreon to ...
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  Whitewashing (and) Asian American Audiences

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  LeiLani Nishime University of Washington

  May 20, 2017

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  roles in huge budget movies as a win for all women. Their response asked Asian American viewers to again ...
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  Post-Truth or Post-Trust?

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  Lisa Ellen Silvestri Gonzaga University

  February 06, 2017

  survivalist, or conspiratorial kind of way. I just mean—well—look at the record. They haven’t exactly earned ...
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  Playing Fair in GBBO

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  Graig Uhlin Oklahoma State University

  February 11, 2017

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  justifying their actions by wanting to “win,” GBBO appears as the locus of fair play and cooperative spirit, ...
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  Flash in the Pan: The Ingredients of "Too Many Cooks"

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  Andrew Seroff Unattached (ND '11)

  March 06, 2017

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  elusive praise of influencers, many would keen to reverse-engineer its winning qualities, but with a good ...
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  New Asian American Documentary and its Archives

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  Celine Parrenas Shimizu San Francisco State University

  May 31, 2017

  claims her place in history as the first Asian ever to win an Oscar in documentary. Forgetting is in ...

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