In the final installment of a limited series on NBC's gothic horror program Hannibal, Allison McCracken focuses on character Abigail Hobbs, who has become a prominent figure among the program's feminist fan communities.
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Tags: Abigail Hobbs, Bryan Fuller, Fannibals, female characters, female fandom, feminism, gothic horror, Hannibal, romanticism, Tumblr
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In the first installment of a three-part series on NBC's Hannibal, Allison McCracken and Brian Faucette discuss the show's and network's branding efforts in relation to their appeals to "feminized" audiences.
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Tags: American Horror Story, branding, Bryan Fuller, Fannibals, Gaumont, gender, Hannibal, horror, Katie O'Connell, Legitimation, NBC, Pushing Daisies, quality television, television genre, The Walking Dead, Tumblr, Twitter
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Beyond the negative discourse generated by the recent DashCon convention are the con's more neglected, productive aspects for female and queer youth.
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Tags: convention, cosplay, DashCon, fandom, feminism, internet, social media, Tumblr
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In this penultimate post in our The Cultural Lives of Doctor Who series, Pam Wojcik argues that female Doctor Who fans are the ur-fans of the series, the original targeted audience and point of identification within the show.
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Tags: BBC, cosplay, David Tennant, Doctor Who, fandom, fangirls, Matt Smith, Osgood, Peter Capaldi, Rose Tyler, sexism, shipping, Sydney Newman, television, Tumblr, Verity Lambert
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To examine the dialogue that results from the Public Shaming tumblr, I focus on responses to racist tweets in the aftermath of the Asiana Airline accident.
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Tags: public shaming, race, Tumblr, Twitter
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Ten (or more) media industry news items you might have missed recently.
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Tags: Apple, apps, Google, Hulu, Microsoft, Star Trek, Strongbox, Tumblr, Xbox, Xbox One, Yahoo, YouTube
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Ten (or more) media industry news items you might have missed recently.
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Tags: 3D, Apple, Cannes, digital distribution, Facebook, film festivals, gaming, IMAX, independent film, Microsoft, music, Nintendo, piracy, SiriusXM, Spotify, tax credits, television, Tumblr, Twitter, YouTube
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Ten (or more) media industry news items you might have missed recently.
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Tags: advertising, Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Hollywood, independent, internet, iTunes, magazines, marketing, movie theaters, MPAA, music, Netflix, piracy, ratings, social media, Spotify, television, Tumblr, Twitter, video games, video on demand
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Ten (or more) media industry news items you might have missed recently.
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Tags: 3D, Amazon, AOL, Apple, cloud services, digital media, Facebook, film festivals, Google, Hollywood, Lionsgate, movie theaters, music, MySpace, Netflix, streaming, summer blockbusters, television, Tumblr, Twitter, video games, video on demand, Wal-mart, Yahoo
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And...we’re back. Ten (or more) media industry stories you might have missed recently.
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Tags: 3D, books, DVD, Facebook, independent film, internet, marketing, movie theaters, movies, music, Netflix, print media, radio, social media, streaming, television, Tumblr, Twitter, video games
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