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Category: 20.03

This Ain’t The Help? OITNB’s White Savior Industrial Complex
Christina Belcher / University of Southern California

September 2, 2014 Christina Belcher / University of Southern California 2 comments

An examination of “white privilege” in the context of prison reform in Orange is the New Black.

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Proposing the ‘Enigma Serial’
Mark Stewart / University of Auckland

August 31, 2014 Mark Stewart / University of Auckland 2 comments

An examination of Lost as an “enigma serial,” in which the entire series moves towards resolving the central, driving enigma.

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Film-makers, Hell-raisers, Test-takers: The Public Shaming of Modern Renaissance Men
Sean L. Malin / University of Texas, Austin

August 31, 2014 Sean Malin / The University of Texas, Austin Leave a comment

A consideration of the process of public shaming in its application to modern Renaissance men in the American arts.

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Robert, Peter & Michael: The Usual Suspects
Waqar Ahmed Fahad / Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi

August 31, 2014 Waqar Ahmed Fahad / Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi 9 comments

Contemporarily, Indian Cinema is taking a big leap by making subject-oriented films. But whenever we see community-marked characters in the mainstream films, they are indeed stereotyped.

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Intraethnic Latina/o viewership and prototypicality perception differences toward English-language Latino-themed programming
Adolfo R. Mora / The University of Texas, Austin

August 31, 2014 Adolfo R. Mora / FLOW Staff One comment

Utilizing survey methodology, this article looked at intraethnic differences in ELLTP viewership and prototypicality assessments among Latina/o millennials residing in Texas.

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Beyond Deduction, or Why the BBC’s Sherlock Would Make a Bad Robot
Jennifer Petersen / University of Virginia

August 31, 2014 Jennifer Petersen / University of Virgina Leave a comment

A consideration of the BBC’s Sherlock and the cultural concepts of intelligence represented therein.

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Griefing, Grokking, and Meaningful Play in EVE Online
Morgan C. O’Brien / The University of Texas at Austin

August 31, 2014 Morgan O'Brien / The University of Texas, Austin Leave a comment

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Postmodern Jukebox and the New Music Industry
Michael W. Harris / University of Colorado Boulder

August 31, 2014 Michael Harris / University of Colorado, Boulder Leave a comment

A look at the cover band Postmodern Jukebox and their relation to the music industry’s latest trends.

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"Blonde is a Kind of Person": A Cultural History of the Dumb Blonde
Kelly Coyne / Northwestern University

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@rahul_mukh explores the infrastructures and services underpinning the shift to mobile streaming in India. Discover more here: https://www.flowjournal.org/2023/11/streaming-indias-neomobile-audiences/

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In the final column of Flow 30.2, Lauren Steimer discusses the unacknowledged dangers of on-set stunt work. Read more here: https://www.flowjournal.org/2023/11/accident-the-true-dangers-of-stunt-work/

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Maggie Rossman's look at audience reception of the film Barbie demonstrates that even simplistic feminist discourse can lead to complicated affective responses. Read the article here: https://www.flowjournal.org/2023/11/becoming-the-barbie-spectator/

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This year (and all years), Flow is thankful for the hard work of our columnists, who share their exciting scholarship with us, and our @UTRTF grad student volunteers, without whom our issues would never be published. Thanks to all who support Flow! Read the latest issue here:

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This issue has everything — OTT infrastructure, sports management, stunt labor, speculative design, and Barbie! Check out the fantastic articles by @Courtney_BD, @rahul_mukh, Branden Buehler, Brianna Dym, Margaret Rossman, and Lauren Steimer here: http://flowjournal.org

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