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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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Over*Flow: “It’s Not Steroids, It’s Testosterone!”: Deconstructing Gender and Sex in Bros (2022)
Lauren Herold / Kenyon College and Nicole Erin Morse / Florida Atlantic University

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

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New in Over*Flow: @renherold and @cinefeminism examine the deconstruction of cis gay masculinity in the 2022 semi-satirical gay rom-com Bros, reassessing its "bad object" status. Read more here: https://www.flowjournal.org/2023/09/over-flow-gender-sex-bros/

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NOPE is about the eye of the camera, but also Black defiance of it. Read Sophia Abbey's brief but excellent piece at @FlowTV, "Gazing Upwards: Spectacle, Surveillance, and Resistance in Nope." #OpenAccess
https://www.flowjournal.org/2023/08/gazing-upwards/

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2 May

Happy Tuesday, and happy Volume 29.07 release day! The final issue of Flow in the spring features work from @baker_r_r, @Naledgesince82, @caitmckinney, @MichaelSocolow, and Michele White! Read the full issue here: http://flowjournal.org

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7 Apr

TGIF!! Celebrate by reading vol. 29.06-up on the site now. Thx to @jenholt13 @rebeccasholt @kevindriscoll and @TrueIcaRash for their contributions!!

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