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SíTV and the emergence of English-language Latino television networks

Curator's NoteEnglish-speaking Latina/os have historically suffered a double marginalization by U.S. mainstream television and by the Spanish-language television networks. These entities have built...

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Rory Bremner as Ahmadinejad: The Purity of Alternative Media

Curator's NoteThere is much talk about the ‘purity’ of alternative media. But are we simply to think of alternative media in terms of their opposition to a mainstream (whatever that is)? Alternative...

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Voices Of Uncertainty - The AMPTP In Their Own Words

Curator's NoteMembers of the AMPTP are seen here sounding quite certain that the internet is the future of entertainment and the key to the continued good fortunes of global media conglomerates...

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Lost as TV3

Curator's NoteUnpacking this thirty second commercial provides numerous insights into Lost as the epitome of what television studies scholars have dubbed TV3, a period of technological convergence, new...

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Diversity of Film Festivals in East Asia: Red Carpets and Parades

Curator's NoteLike their counterparts in the West, film festivals in East Asia have proliferated as well. While the oldest festival in the region, the Asia-Pacific Film Festival, has been running since...

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Picking on Thomas Piketty

Curator's NoteIt would be hard to deny that Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the Twenty-First Century has caused anything short of an intellectual firestorm. First, the book sold well in Piketty’s native...

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Legacy Products: WWE Economics and Fandom Struggle with Race

Curator's NoteProfessional wrestling generally isn’t know for nuance or political/social sensitivity, and the release of Hulk Hogan’s racist recordings hasn’t helped to change this image much with the...

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