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Direct Action Everyday: Adventures in Aesthetic Activism
Esteban del Rio / University of San Diego

May 9, 2011 Esteban del Río / University of San Diego 3 comments

Del Rio argues that networked activism, abetted by social networking sites and media, continues to present a range of challenges and opportunities in democratic life for lone activists and advocacy groups alike.

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“The Happiest Day of the Year:” A Reparative (I Hope) Approach to Record Store Day
Norma Coates / University of Western Ontario

May 9, 2011 Norma Coates / University of Western Ontario 5 comments

Norma Coates applies Sedgwick’s theory of affect to interrogate the sense of pleasure derived from Record Store Day.

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A Parallax Case: Gender Performance in Wings of the Morning
Murray Pomerance / Ryerson University

May 6, 2011 Murray Pomerance / Ryerson University Leave a comment

Murray Pomerance explores audience reception of the playful gender dynamics as performed in Wings of the Morning (1937).

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Wild at Heart, Weird on Top: The Curious Career of Nicolas Cage
Robert Sickels / Whitman College

May 6, 2011 Robert C. Sickels / Whitman College One comment

In the 1980s and 1990s, Nic Cage carved a niche for himself as an endearing yet reliably offbeat actor. Robert Sickels analyzes Cage’s career trajectory from his quirkiest to his most derided roles.

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Angry Birds: The Remix
Tama Leaver / Curtin University

May 6, 2011 Tama Leaver / Curtin University of Technology 3 comments

Given the popularity of Angry Birds, it’s hardly a surprise that a huge array of different remixes have emerged featuring the characters, story and music from the game.

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A Tear for Sarah Jane – A Feminist Aca-Obit
Hannah Hamad / Massey University

May 6, 2011 Hannah Hamad / Massey University 4 comments

Hannah Hamad memorializes Elisabeth Sladen as feminist and postfeminist icon in the Doctor Who series.

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Passing Through or Hanging On to E-text
Julia Lesage / University of Oregon

May 6, 2011 Julia Lesage / University of Oregon 3 comments

Julia Lesage reflects on a sense of “fickleness” brought about by new modes of consumption based on her own behavior reading literature on the iPad.

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Museums, Social Media and the Possibility of Canonizing Online Life
Konrad Ng / University of Hawai’i at Mānoa

May 6, 2011 Konrad Ng / University of Hawai'i at Mānoa One comment

A discussion of the role of social media in producing public exhibition spaces for Asian American and Pacific Islander communities.

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In "Welcome to Wrexham and Representations of Management in Football (Soccer) as a Product of the “Media Sports Cultural Complex”" Andrew Stubbs-Lacy explores representation & construction of management in football with a focus on Welcome to Wrexham. Read: http://tinyurl.com/4z7wkuk8

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