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When Scholastic Book Fairs Got Segregated (and then Desegregated Again… Maybe)
The Scholastic Book Fair is a long-running rite of passage for K-12 students in the United States when the educational publishing giant sets up big displays of books for sale at schools across the country. For your author, the Scholastic … Continue reading
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Tagged banned books, book banning, ch04 Books, scholastic book fair, Secret 3, Seven Secrets
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Guest Blog Post – Streaming and Mainstreaming: Spotlight on LGBT Media
A couple of months ago I saw the following Tweet from my online friend Candice Roberts: Given that Dr. Roberts knows much more on this subject than I do, I invited her to do a guest blog post, which she … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 1, Chapter 9
Tagged Candice Roberts, guest blog, lgbt, long tail media, netflix, queer theory, Secret 3
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Glee covers Jonathan Coulton’s version of Baby Got Back without any credit to him
About seven years ago, singer/songwriter Jonathan Coulton recorded a brilliant acoustic version of Sir Mix A Lot’s “Baby Got Back,” turning the rap into a sweet ballad. Take a listen: Lots of fun, and a very distinctive cover. No way … Continue reading
George Carlin and Movie Trailers
In my Global Media Literacy class I’ve been showing and talking about several videos I’ve had around for some time. Thought I would share them with you this morning. We’ve been talking about how movie trailers can set an emotional … Continue reading
Truth #3 – George Carlin moves to the center (NSFW language)
More than 40 years ago, George Carlin started explaining to us all the intimate details of the 7 dirty words you can’t say on television. In addition to being very funny and very rude, his routine also illustrates how someone … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 1
Tagged Secret 3, Seven Truths, Truth 3
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Link Ch. 5 – Beauty, Size & Age Part IV: A Very Special Issue
One issue that has stayed in my book Mass Communication: Living in a Media World has been the issue of beauty, size and age in magazine advertisements and editorial content. While the previous three posts date back a couple of … Continue reading
Link Ch. 5 – Beauty, Size & Age Part III: Kelly Clarkson & Self Magazine
One issue that has stayed in my book Mass Communication: Living in a Media World has been the issue of beauty, size and age in magazine advertisements and editorial content. Here is the third of three posts that look these … Continue reading
Link Ch. 5 – Beauty, Size & Age Part II: The Woman on p 194
One issue that has stayed in my book Mass Communication: Living in a Media World has been the issue of beauty, size and age in magazine advertisements and editorial content. Here is the second of three posts that look these … Continue reading
Link Ch. 5 – Beauty, Size & Age Part I: Dove’s Campaign for Real Beauty
One issue that has stayed in my book Mass Communication: Living in a Media World has been the issue of beauty, size and age in magazine advertisements and editorial content. Here is the first of three posts that look these … Continue reading
Posted in Book Link, Chapter 5
Tagged advertising, body image, magazines, Secret 3, Truth 3
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Link Ch. 13: ‘Seven Dirty Words’ and Truth 3 – Everything From the Margin Moves to the Center
UPDATE: May, 24, 2012: On May 27, 1972, just about exactly 40 years ago today, George Carlin recorded his concert album Class Clown during a show at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium. Among the sketches he performed was one destined … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 1, Chapter 13
Tagged indecency, media law, Secret 3, Seven Truths, Truth 3
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