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Author: Jim McGuigan / Loughborough University, UK

Football Talk

December 2, 2005 Jim McGuigan / Loughborough University, UK 3 comments

by: Jim McGuigan / Loughborough University, UK
Jim McGuigan examines why the ubiquitous presence of football chatter in the UK is a crucial source of pleasurable release.

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TV Down Under

June 24, 2005 Jim McGuigan / Loughborough University, UK 2 comments

by: Jim McGuigan / Loughborough University, UK
Is Austrialian television closer to American or British TV?

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Inside the Beeb

April 15, 2005 Jim McGuigan / Loughborough University, UK 3 comments

by: Jim McGuigan / Loughborough University, UK
How can a public network like the BBC survive in the age of privatization?

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The Power of Nightmares

February 18, 2005 Jim McGuigan / Loughborough University, UK 4 comments

by: Jim McGuigan / Loughborough University
A recent TV documentary series prompted me to reflect upon the intellectual capacities of television, which are more often than not considered fairly limited.

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Funny Politics

December 17, 2004 Jim McGuigan / Loughborough University, UK One comment

by: Jim McGuigan / Loughborough University
It is commonplace to observe that television, like everything else, is increasingly global these days. What is happening on the other side of the world is shown and commented upon instantaneously in news programming.

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What Can We Still Learn about Television from Raymond Williams?

October 22, 2004 Jim McGuigan / Loughborough University, UK 4 comments

by: Jim McGuigan / Loughborough University
When I was invited to write this column for Flow, I wondered where to start . . .

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"Blonde is a Kind of Person": A Cultural History of the Dumb Blonde
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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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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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