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<strong>The Minutemen in the Media: The Rise and Fall of the Populist Movement</strong><br /><em> Carolyn Brown / American University </em>

The Minutemen in the Media: The Rise and Fall of the Populist Movement
Carolyn Brown / American University
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June 3, 2010

Analysis of the rise and fall of the border-patrolling Minutemen volunteers.

<strong>ABC’s The Middle: Redefining the Working-Class Male</strong><br /><em> Kelli Marshall / University of Toledo </em>

ABC’s The Middle: Redefining the Working-Class Male
Kelli Marshall / University of Toledo

A consideration of how ABC’s The Middle transgresses its working-class sitcom roots by re-positioning the blue-collar male.

<strong>A Bitter Pill: <em>Nurse Jackie</em> and a Discourse of Discontent </strong><br /><em> Janani Subramanian / University of Southern California </em>

A Bitter Pill: Nurse Jackie and a Discourse of Discontent
Janani Subramanian / University of Southern California

An exploration of Showtime’s Nurse Jackie as another entrant into the growing group of older female protagonists across both network and cable programming.

<strong>The Revolution is Televised</strong> <br /> <em>Julia Lesage / University of Oregon</em>

The Revolution is Televised
Julia Lesage / University of Oregon

Recent Burmese video footage prompts the question: How do we preserve and document revolution?


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