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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Camp But Were Afraid to Ask
Quinn Miller / Hampshire College

February 10, 2010 Quinn Miller / University of Oregon One comment

An exploration of camp sensibility as illustrated by Michael Buckley’s What the Buck?! YouTube show.

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The Olympic Games and the Politicization of Everyday Life
David L. Andrews / University of Maryland

February 5, 2010 David L. Andrews / University of Maryland 7 comments

A look at the often-brutal power dynamic undergirding the Olympics and its media history.

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Face to Face with the E-Waste of Tomorrow at the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show
Max Dawson / Northwestern University

February 5, 2010 Max Dawson / Northwestern University 2 comments

One media scholar’s reportage of and reaction to the 2010 International Consumer Electronics Show.

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Phonography: Lessons Learned from Teaching Audio Technologies
Lucas Hilderbrand / University of California, Irvine

February 5, 2010 Lucas Hilderbrand / University of California, Irvine 2 comments

Reflections on teaching cultural studies of sound technology and popular music.

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Not So New
David Parry / University of Texas at Dallas

February 5, 2010 David Parry / University of Texas, Dallas 15 comments

From card catalogs to status updates, the use of the term “new” in relation to media is less than rigorous and potentially dangerous.

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“I See You?”: Gender and Disability in Avatar
Michael Peterson, Laurie Beth Clark, and Lisa Nakamura

February 5, 2010 Michael Peterson, Laurie Beth Clark, & Lisa Nakamura 14 comments

In addition to critiquing Avatar’s representations of gender and disability, the authors also consider the reasons for the film’s widespread popularity.

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Thinking the Box
Meghan Sutherland / Oklahoma State University

February 5, 2010 Meghan Sutherland / Oklahoma State University 4 comments

Rethinking television aesthetics and industrial production through ABC’s Conveyor Belt of Love.

Meghan Sutherland / Oklahoma State University

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