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• In Media Res
  Re: Under My Umbrella: Representing Democracy in Hong Kong

  Protest Symbols: Umbrellas and Toilet Brushes

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  Maria Sulimma Department of Culture, John F. Kennedy Institute for Northamerican Studies, Free University Berlin

  Monday, November 3, 2014 — 1:11 pm

  Thanks for this interesting post, Melody! I especially think the last paragraph and your analysis of umbrella as fragile yet ordinary and potentially inclusive object is spot on. Maybe you could comment more on how the Umbrella specifically is a symbol fo ...
• In Media Res
  Re: “I can't identify myself as a woman! People can't know that!“ – Female Protagonists in Current Political Drama and Comedy by Maria Sulimma and Bettina Soller

  more thoughts on professional femininity

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  Maria Sulimma Department of Culture, John F. Kennedy Institute for Northamerican Studies, Free University Berlin

  Wednesday, November 5, 2014 — 11:46 am

  Melody, I'm glad you enjoyed our selection of clips. (We did have so many great examples to choose from, i.e. also the excellent Danish series Borgen) And, how interesting that you thought of Queen Elizabeth I. Seems like the problematic tension betw ...
• In Media Res
  Re: The Fanboy next Door: Whedon and his Appeal to self-professed Geeks

  Thanks for the comment and

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  Maria Sulimma Department of Culture, John F. Kennedy Institute for Northamerican Studies, Free University Berlin

  Wednesday, October 2, 2013 — 8:15 am

  Thanks for the comment and connection to comics, Daniel! What you said about Frank Miller probably also applies to Whedon as evident in his comment about the supermodel watching star wars whom he does not understand as geek or produce texts for. But Whedo ...