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Just Look At It: The Cultural Logic of Contemporary Action Heroine Cinema
Introduction
In the late 1970s, Hollywood cinema entered the blockbuster era. Since then, action movies have been the major productions representing blockbusters. They served as a strategic move to wrestle off the competition from television and other home entertainment. Ensured by the speedy development of computer-supported filmmaking technology, the blockbuster movie still maintains its dominance in today’s market.
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Krump or Die: Krumping and Racist Ideologies in the Production and Reception of Rize
Abstract: This paper examines the narrative strategies of David LaChapelle’s 2005 documentary film Rize, and the representations of blackness therein. LaChapelle’s film characterizes his subjects, th
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From Cultural Document to Lexical Niche: The Cultural Continuity of The Ugly American
Abstract: Using The Ugly American as a cultural document this essay attempts to explain how and why the title of this particular novel has outlived the success of its content. Drawing upon a variety
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Video Games, Hip-Hop and the "Ironies of Capitalism"
Abstract: This paper explores the landscape of hip-hop in connection to video games, a multilayered site, affected by several interconnected factors such as the closing of potential avenues of econom
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Inception: How I ruined it for myself
I watched Inception. I talked to people and read reviews before watching it. It seemed like there was a general consensus about it being a good science fiction movie. I used to love science fiction movies, but I have lost interest in them because every time I watch a movie, I find millions of things that do not make sense scientifically. For me, good science fiction should show what current science can’t, and may even lead or direct scientific endeavor.
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Was a vote for Bristol a vote for Sarah?
Bristol Palin’s appearance on Dancing with the Stars, one of America’s most popular TV shows, sparked a lot of outrage.
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When I Was Your Age, We Had The Internet….
The easiest part of grad school: the fact that even when I’m distracting myself, I can still sort of, in a roundabout way, say that I’m ‘studying’ the intersection of communication, culture and technology.
Luckily, I’ve been through the formative education years and finally get to focus on what really excites me on both a personal and academic level. Unfortunately for high school students, they still find themselves in a limbo of experimentation and expertise when it comes to navigating scholarly work and personal interest.
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A Tale of Two Pies: Consuming the Metaphor
“Food is a rich source of metaphor, whether in women’s fiction or in the general culture; whether offered out of generosity or sacrificial self-denial, whether served with grace or slovenliness, artfully or with poisonous malice; whether it serves as a vehicle of celebration or cerebration, satiety or seduction. Eating is an act charged with potency…. (1998: 317).” – Eileen T. Bender, “The Woman Who Came to Dinner: Dining and Divining a Feminist “Aesthetic.”
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Citing Kindle: A Tale of Many Formats
This semester, I congratulated myself for my technological savvy: I could read several of my assigned books for class on the Kindle app, available as a free download on my Android phone and Windows PC.
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Black Bodies and The Practice of Home
This past weekend I attended the National Women’s Studies Association Annual Conference in Denver, CO. I also had the opportunity to spend concentrated time with 3 other Black woman scholars—an experience that is rare in graduate school for many Black students (a story we tell each other often).
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