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• In Media Res
  Re: So God made a Farmer

  "Imported from Detroit"

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  Adam Ochonicky University of Wisconsin Oshkosh

  Tuesday, January 7, 2014 — 9:17 pm

  When reading your post, I couldn't help but think of the Chrysler ad campaign promoting vehicles as "Imported from Detroit." Given the content of the first post for this week's theme, it seems especially relevant to consider these two ...
• In Media Res
  Re: “Show-Me State Hello”: Greetings from the “Unnatural” Midwest

  genre

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  Adam Ochonicky University of Wisconsin Oshkosh

  Thursday, January 9, 2014 — 3:52 am

  I'm really intrigued by your comments about the production of cultural critique through genre. In terms of comedy and the Midwest, "Parks and Recreation" stands out as a contemporary example of the region's reductive image as "nic ...
• In Media Res
  Re: “Show-Me State Hello”: Greetings from the “Unnatural” Midwest

  Airport episode in full

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  Adam Ochonicky University of Wisconsin Oshkosh

  Thursday, January 9, 2014 — 3:53 am

  By the way, the full "Airport" episode of NewsRadio is available here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2bOG6IUZgg ...
• In Media Res
  Re: “Show-Me State Hello”: Greetings from the “Unnatural” Midwest

  "real" Americans

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  Adam Ochonicky University of Wisconsin Oshkosh

  Thursday, January 9, 2014 — 4:21 am

  You present some very challenging (and important) questions to consider in terms of audience reception. I have to admit, I'm a bit reluctant to speculate on how this episode might have been received by viewers. Given the critique of Bill's infla ...
• In Media Res
  Re: Erasure and Glorification: Competing Representations of "Flyover Country"

  urban disassociations

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  Adam Ochonicky University of Wisconsin Oshkosh

  Tuesday, January 7, 2014 — 8:16 pm

  Thanks for this excellent post (and discussion thread) to introduce the "Flyover States" theme. Aside from Johnson's invaluable book, James Shortridge's "The Middle West: Its Meaning in American Culture" (1989) has been extre ...