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The Minutemen in the Media: The Rise and Fall of the Populist Movement
Carolyn Brown / American University

June 3, 2010 Carolyn E. Brown / American University 2 comments

Analysis of the rise and fall of the border-patrolling Minutemen volunteers.

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ABC’s The Middle: Redefining the Working-Class Male
Kelli Marshall / University of Toledo

June 3, 2010 Kelli Marshall / DePaul University 15 comments

A consideration of how ABC’s The Middle transgresses its working-class sitcom roots by re-positioning the blue-collar male.

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A Bitter Pill: Nurse Jackie and a Discourse of Discontent
Janani Subramanian / University of Southern California

June 3, 2010 Janani Subramanian / University of Southern California 3 comments

An exploration of Showtime’s Nurse Jackie as another entrant into the growing group of older female protagonists across both network and cable programming.

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The Revolution is Televised
Julia Lesage / University of Oregon

June 3, 2010 Julia Lesage / University of Oregon Leave a comment

Recent Burmese video footage prompts the question: How do we preserve and document revolution?

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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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The Fantastic, Feminist Religion of Wonderfalls
Charlotte Howell / FLOW Staff

June 3, 2010 Charlotte E. Howell / Boston University 4 comments

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What’s at stake in claims of “post-racial” media?
Mary Beltran / University of Wisconsin – Madison

June 3, 2010 Mary Beltran / University of Texas - Austin 11 comments

Mary Beltran examines the implications of a “post-race” media climate.

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Over*Flow: “It’s Not Steroids, It’s Testosterone!”: Deconstructing Gender and Sex in Bros (2022)
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"Blonde is a Kind of Person": A Cultural History of the Dumb Blonde
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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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