Emily Kofoed

Georgia State University

ekofoed@gsu.edu

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Forget the Pain- Indulge for Change

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Emily Kofoed Georgia State University

December 10, 2014
Forget the Pain- Indulge for Change Planned Parenthood ice bucket challenge Conspicuous Philanthropy abortion Curator's Note After the Ice Bucket Challenge went viral, many asked what ALS had to do with the sharing of these videos. Although some were ...
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Rose's St. Olaf: The Midwest Exotic

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Emily Kofoed Georgia State University

June 13, 2014
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Rose's St. Olaf: The Midwest Exotic Midwest Golden Girls Betty White Curator's Note Aside from Dorothy, Sophia, Blanche, and Rose, there was one character whose name was mentioned in almost every episode of the Golden Girls ' seven-year run ...

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Re: The Koch Brothers Rebranding Through Philanthropy

When planning this week I had

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Emily Kofoed Georgia State University

Monday, December 8, 2014 — 6:53 pm
When planning this week I had not even considered the Koch brothers, and you make a great case for how they might be the most conspicuous givers among us. I especially love your idea of giving as (re)branding- which makes me think of Chick fil-a. As a com ...
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Re: The Penis as Feminist Tool in 'Girls' and 'Top of the Lake'

Nonprurient Nudes

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Emily Kofoed Georgia State University

Tuesday, October 7, 2014 — 3:12 pm
I love how you get to the ways nudity can be both banal and sexual- even in the same scene. Your post (And Vernon's comment above) got me thinking about how most full-frontal male nudity that exists in film and on television depicts vulnerability ins ...