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Author: Ann Johnson / Cal State University, Long Beach

An Interview with Big Brother Guest Ragan Fox
Ann Johnson / Cal State University, Long Beach

April 8, 2011 Ann Johnson / Cal State University, Long Beach 2 comments

Ragan Fox, professor and Big Brother Season 12 contestant, speaks about his experiences with “haters” and the portrayal of gay identity.

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Let’s All Read this Text
Ann Johnson / Cal State University, Long Beach

January 28, 2011 Ann Johnson / Cal State University, Long Beach 5 comments

An exploration of audience response to satire and the “ridiculous” through a video about a banana.

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Misunderstanding Bruce Springsteen, the Dead Kennedys, and Devo
Ann Johnson / Cal State University, Long Beach

October 29, 2010 Ann Johnson / Cal State University, Long Beach 3 comments

In this essay, Ann Johnson looks at commonly “misunderstood” songs, the ways artists have made their songs amenable to misuse and their attempts to reassert control over such songs.

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My Co-Worker is on Big Brother
Ann Johnson / Cal State University, Long Beach

August 27, 2010 Ann Johnson / Cal State University, Long Beach 29 comments

An academic reflects on her colleague’s participation on the reality show “Big Brother.”

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Thank You for Not Answering All of My Questions
Ann Johnson / Cal State University, Long Beach

July 16, 2010 Ann Johnson / Cal State University, Long Beach One comment

An examination of how Lost provided narrative resolution while still retaining mystery.

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Can Rational Thought Be Entertaining?
Ann Johnson / Cal State University, Long Beach

June 3, 2010 Ann Johnson / Cal State University, Long Beach 4 comments

A look at reason-based entertainment in television shows Mythbusters and Bullshit.

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

Fan Demographics on Archive of Our Own
Lauren Rouse & Mel Stanfill / University of Central Florida

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22 Mar

New in Over*Flow: @kellymcoyne examines cultural anxiety and ambivalence around the "dumb blonde" stereotype in "Blonde is a Kind of Person": A Cultural History of the Dumb Blonde. Check it out! https://www.flowjournal.org/2023/03/cultural-history-dumb-blonde/

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6 Mar

Monday, Flow day!! Volume 29.05 is now live on the website. ! Head on over to http://flowjournal.org to read the first installment of work by @bimmbles , @trilliz, @kingisafink, @influencerlabor, and @westemilye!

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New in Over*Flow: @rouselaurenc and @melstanfill present the results of a survey of users of popular fan fiction hosting site http://archiveofourown.org, providing updated statistics on fan fiction readers and writers. https://www.flowjournal.org/2023/02/fan-demographics-on-ao3/

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