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  No intelligence allowed?

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  Craig O. Stewart Old Dominion University

  March 13, 2008

  Oscar-winning An Inconvenient Truth showed that science documentaries can escape the confines of educational ...
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  Luke Spencer: General Hospital’s Repentant Rapist

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  Elana Levine

  March 19, 2008

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  Luke Spencer: General Hospital’s Repentant Rapist patriarchy gender rape masculinity masochism soap operas 1970s General Hospital violence guilt Curator's Note As the 1970s drew to a close, the most popular character on US daytime television soap ope ...
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  Re: Luke Spencer: General Hospital’s Repentant Rapist

  really fascinating clip and

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  Avi Santo Old Dominion University

  Thursday, March 20, 2008 — 1:46 am

  dance competition (he and his partner initially win the competition, but Travolta recognizes that the ...
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  Generational Clashes in the Retold Epic Story of “Keita! The Heritage of the Griot” (1995) by Dani Kouyaté

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  Ibrahim Amidou University of Cincinnati

  April 10, 2008

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  over modernity (Baroka wins over the heart of the beautiful girl Sidi to the disadvantage of Lakunle). ...
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  Re: Generational Clashes in the Retold Epic Story of “Keita! The Heritage of the Griot” (1995) by Dani Kouyaté

  Thank you Ibrahim for this

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  Sada Niang University of Victoria

  Thursday, April 10, 2008 — 10:12 pm

  interests, bent on winning the mind of the young Mabo. One may argue that, in the end, the magic of Djeliba ... wins since Mabo himself turns into a teacher for his friends, but it is unlikely that he will turn his ...
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  Africa is mine, the diaspora is mine

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  Robert Tynes University at Albany

  April 15, 2008

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  diaspora, earning several degrees in American universities. President Bush is proud of her achievements and ...
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  “Jumping Your Bones Was Extremely Atypical For Me”

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  Ben Aslinger Bentley University

  April 21, 2008

  4 comments

  producer power that has been earned largely in a transition to a post-network era. How are gay authorship ...
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  Asians Can Dance ~ Check out: JabbaWockeeZ, Kaba Modern, and Planet B-Boy

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  L.S. Kim University of California, Santa Cruz

  April 29, 2008

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  Asians Can Dance ~ Check out: JabbaWockeeZ, Kaba Modern, and Planet B-Boy America’s Best Dance Crew Asian American dance genre JabbaWockeeZ Korean American masks MTV music PLANET B-BOY race the body The Sound of Music Curator's Note One of my interes ...
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  Re: Asians Can Dance ~ Check out: JabbaWockeeZ, Kaba Modern, and Planet B-Boy

  Shilpa, Thank you for your

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  L.S. Kim University of California, Santa Cruz

  Tuesday, April 29, 2008 — 6:48 pm

  appealing to the traditional scopophilic gaze did not win votes. I think it is partly because ultimately, ...
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  Sport from All Angles

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  Doug Battema Western New England University

  January 20, 2009

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  Sport from All Angles televised sports Michael Phelps Beijing Olympics Curator's Note No figure dominated last year’s television sports landscape like Michael Phelps, winner of eight gold medals in swimming during the 2008 Beijing Olympics. None of P ...

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