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<strong>Meaningful Diversity: Exploring Questions of Equitable Representation on Diverse Ensemble Cast Shows </strong><br /><em> Mary Beltran / University of Wisconsin - Madison </em>

Meaningful Diversity: Exploring Questions of Equitable Representation on Diverse Ensemble Cast Shows
Mary Beltran / University of Wisconsin - Madison (0)

August 27, 2010 • Category: 12.07, Lead Story, Volume 12

A thoughtful analysis of television networks’ promotional emphasis on diversity and how it may contribute to the belief that television is an equal-opportunity playing field.

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My Co-Worker is on Big Brother
Ann Johnson / Cal State University, Long Beach (0)

<strong>My Co-Worker is on <em>Big Brother</em></strong> <br /> <em>Ann Johnson / Cal State University, Long Beach</em>

An academic reflects on her colleague’s participation on the reality show “Big Brother.”

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Hot in Cleveland: Everything Old is New Again?
Alexander Doty / Indiana University (3)

<strong>Hot in Cleveland: Everything Old is New Again?</strong> <br /> <em>Alexander Doty / Indiana University</em>

Is the female-centered sitcom Hot in Cleveland empowering, or merely old-fashioned?

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That’s not blood, that’s music: Dexter’s musical seriality
Lisa Coulthard / University of British Columbia (0)

<strong>That’s not blood, that’s music: Dexter’s musical seriality</strong> <br /> <em>Lisa Coulthard / University of British Columbia</em>

Coulthard examines the importance of the musical score in relation to television programming, using the series “Dexter” as a compelling case study of colorful aural storytelling.

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