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The Wild Ramp Project is looking for longform culture writing about Chicago

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The Wild Ramp Project is looking for longform culture writing about Chicago

January 12, 2021

Like the wild ramps that Chicago is named after, we are seeking stories about what has flourished in the complex soil of the Midwest. In…

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I Read A Book: The Korean Popular Culture Reader

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I Read A Book: The Korean Popular Culture Reader

March 7, 2014

Kyung Hyun Kim & Youngmin Choe’s edited collection of academic essays, The Korean Popular Culture Reader is an important entry into popular culture and Asian…

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The White House moves into “engaging” territory

If you work in social media on any level, you probably hear the word “engagement” a lot. It’s a buzz word, admittedly, a nebulous term…

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Whitehouse.gov and our first social media presidency

Like a lot of geeky people, I spent much of Inauguration Day (and night) online, riveted to the live streaming feed on CNN and also…

By keidra

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Books

Books

Waking Up: Neil Gaiman and Toxic Fandom

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Even More Pop Culture Comfort Food For Difficult Times

May 1, 2020

More Pop Culture Comfort Food For Difficult Times – Part One

April 17, 2020

Music

Music

V app brings K-pop to Fans’ Fingertips

More Pop Culture Comfort Food For Difficult Times – Part One

April 17, 2020

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Lost Legacies: Gloria and Her Daughters

March 30, 2018

Fan Culture

Fan Culture

C2E2, Cons, and Consent

Identity Labor: Self-Concept in the Age of the Personal Brand

August 19, 2016

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Why A Case About Student Athletes Could Impact Your Fan Merch

June 17, 2016

TV/Film

TV/Film

The Evolution of ‘The Walking Dead’ TV Character Michonne

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Even More Pop Culture Comfort Food For Difficult Times

May 1, 2020

More Pop Culture Comfort Food For Difficult Times – Part One

April 17, 2020

Technology

Technology

“My Identity Isn’t a Brand”: Nerdgasm Noire Network’s Example of Subversive Black Geek Podcasting

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“My Identity Isn’t a Brand”: Nerdgasm Noire Network’s Example of Subversive Black Geek Podcasting

July 29, 2016

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Oy, Oyez: Why the Oyez Project “Sale” Confronts Open Access Principles

February 4, 2016

Games

Games

The Living, the Dead, and the Living Dead: As-I-Play Rise of the Tomb Raider (Part Ten)

New Galaxy, Same Problems: Mass Effect Andromeda

July 5, 2017

Hitting the Restart Button: Mass Effect Andromeda

May 4, 2017

Podcasts

Podcasts

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