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• In Media Res
  Re: Teaching Media in a Digital Era

  The value of IMR

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  Jeremy Sarachan St. John Fisher College

  Monday, March 4, 2013 — 2:01 pm

  I'm looking forward to this week's contributions (well, I've read mine.:)). I think the short form of In Media Res demonstrates an important point to students--that meaningful dialogue can occur without a lengthy paper. This makes the proce ...
• In Media Res
  Re: Fantasies of Mobile Media's Utopic Ideal: Connectivity in ESPN & CENTEL Commercials

  Phones as Everything Except Communication Devices

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  Jeremy Sarachan St. John Fisher College

  Monday, May 21, 2012 — 2:29 pm

   These two commercials also suggest the change in attitudes toward cell phone use in the last two decades.  While in the second ad from 1989, cell phones are seen as a way to connect people in outdoor, remote areas or while driving:  in this sense, the ce ...
• In Media Res
  Re: “They’re Coming…” Innovation and the Diffusion of iPads in Higher Education

  Doubting the "iPad Campus"

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  Jeremy Sarachan St. John Fisher College

  Wednesday, May 23, 2012 — 5:00 pm

   I agree that there's an inherent problem with "becoming an iPad campus"--because it puts too much emphasis on the technology over uses or needs.  It's like saying, "we're a computer campus" because we have computer labs ...
• In Media Res
  Re: Romancing the Connection: The Allure of Democracy Through Social Media

  Social Media as Empathy Builder

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  Jeremy Sarachan St. John Fisher College

  Tuesday, May 22, 2012 — 2:17 pm

  The social media angle in the news media almost trivializes the revolution itself--the use of Twitter is more important than the injustices being fought.  And  yet, it may also serve to bind one culture to another that is being in some way repressed.  In ...
• In Media Res
  Re: A Question of Taste: Cultural Identity on Chopped

  Subtle racism?

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  Jeremy Sarachan St. John Fisher College

  Wednesday, September 28, 2011 — 5:31 pm

  There is some discusion of racism on the show across the internet, but it tends to focus on one particular contestant losing; just last night, a woman of color won in a championship round.  I think the racial issues are more subtle than this, with the qua ...
• In Media Res
  Re: One Man Army: Ultimate Warfighters and Interchangeable Tough Guys

  Lions at the Colosseum

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  Jeremy Sarachan St. John Fisher College

  Wednesday, September 28, 2011 — 5:25 pm

  Excellent post!  Your observations reflect the concept of the real military: soldiers fighting without specific identity (unless you happen to personally know him or her.)  This anonymity of life (and death) is what makes people more accepting of wars in ...
• In Media Res
  Re: Situating Snookie: The Jersey Shore's framing of an Ethnic Enclave

  Fan Videos

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  Jeremy Sarachan St. John Fisher College

  Thursday, September 29, 2011 — 9:35 pm

  I'm fascinated by the video you've chosen, not for its entertainment value: as you point out, the video is "banal."  What is interesting is how many such videos like this show up on YouTube.  People are fascinated by the celebrities, w ...
• In Media Res
  Re: You Can't Turn a Ho into a Housewife: Basketball Wives and the Politics of Wifedom

  Heroes and Villains

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  Jeremy Sarachan St. John Fisher College

  Tuesday, September 27, 2011 — 1:25 am

  I also have not seen this show before, but am fascinated by the ways in which these reality shows must create a good/bad dichotomy, placing what seems to me a relatively civil conversation later in the clip in the context of hero and villain. The remarks ...
• In Media Res
  Re: Fitting In on The Glee Project

  Fiction/Non-fiction blur

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  Jeremy Sarachan St. John Fisher College

  Friday, September 30, 2011 — 3:22 pm

  This isn't the first show about casting, either for a reality show or for a fictional narrative, but what is odd about this case is the emphasis on actors playing themselves in a fictional show.  Such semi-true roles would more typically be taken by ...

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