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Touching Feeling Hands: Gender, Race, and Digital Devices
Michele White / Tulane University

December 7, 2022 Michele White / Tulane University 2 comments

Dr. Michele White examines the metaphors and iconography of hands on digital devices along the axes of race, gender and accessibility.

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Racebending the “Superhero Girlfriend”
Ravynn K. Stringfield / William & Mary

March 14, 2022 Ravynn K. Stringfield / William & Mary 4 comments

Ravynn K. Stringfield discusses the implications of racebending in superhero narratives, especially in relation to Black women and misogynoir.

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Over*Flow: Whitelash in the Heartland: 1977 Speaks to Today through the Voice of Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
Vincent L. Stephens / Boston University

November 3, 2021 Vincent L. Stephens / Boston University One comment

Vincent L. Stephens discusses the timely reboot of Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman in relation to the recent resurgence of white supremacist organizing in the United States symbolized by the January 6, 2021 insurrection.

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Crossing the Sonic Color Line: TV Voiceover Narration in Never Have I Ever
Crystal Camargo / Northwestern University

April 5, 2021 Crystal Camargo / Northwestern University Leave a comment

Crystal Camargo grapples with how the cultural specificity of Mindy Kaling’s Netflix comedy Never Have I Ever is diluted by the sonic whiteness of the show’s narrator, John McEnroe.

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Ben & Jerry’s, Black Lives Matter, and the Politics of Public Statements
Lily Kunda / University of Texas at Austin

July 6, 2020 Lily Kunda / University of Texas at Austin One comment

Lily Kunda examines the recent trend of public statements denouncing racism. She questions what role corporations have in dismantling white supremacy.

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“I Just Expect There To Be Some Trouble”: Boyz N the Hood and Racialization of Cinema Violence
Caetlin Benson-Allott / Georgetown University

February 27, 2017 Caetlin Benson-Allott / Georgetown University Leave a comment

In this article, Caetlin Benson-Allott focuses on the racist backlash to incidents of violence surrounding the release of Boyz N the Hood and other films such as New Jack City and Do The Right Thing

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“Warriors, Come Out to Play”: Considering the Role of Films in Moral Panics about Cinema Violence
Caetlin Benson-Allott / Georgetown University

November 28, 2016 Caetlin Benson-Allott / Georgetown University 12 comments

In this column, Caetlin Benson-Allott argues that the moral panic following the 1979 release of The Warriors was the result of latent, coded racism on the part of both the media and the public.

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Mediating Ferguson in Columbia, SC
Susan Courtney / University of South Carolina

November 20, 2016 Susan Courtney / University of South Carolina 2 comments

Susan Courtney reflects on teaching race and media studies to undergraduates, inspired in part by her fall 2015 course, “Mediating Ferguson, USA: 1915-2015.”

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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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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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