Continuum: Journal of Media & Cultural Studies Vol. 24‚ No. 5‚ October 2010‚ 707–719 Transitional tastes: Teen girls and genre in the critical reception of Twilight Lisa Bode* School of English‚ Media Studies and Art History‚ University of Queensland‚ Brisbane‚ Australia Reviews of Twilight (2008)‚ Catherine Hardwicke’s enormously popular screen adaptation of Stephenie Meyer’s teen vampire romance novel‚ reveal a focus on both the gender and age of the film’s audience. The teen‚ tween or
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on 22 March‚ 2010 from http://blogcritics.org/music/article/is-popular-music-an-effective-vehicle/ 2) Bennett‚ Andy (2004): Remembering Woodstock. Ashgate 3) Grossberg‚ L. (1992): "Is There A Fan In The House?: The Affective Study Of Fandom" in L. Lewis‚ The Adoring Audience: Fan Culture and Popular Media. Routledge
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Gail Simone first got attention for a list called “Women in Refrigerators”‚ which stood against demeaning plot schemes against women. Her intuitive ideas and considerable contributions to multimillion-dollar entertainment companies such as Marvel and DC comics are attributed to her film studies in college and of course - shear talent. According to DC Comics‚ she also became well known for a popular humor column called “You’ll Be Sorry” which was featured on Comic Book Resources. Soon after she got
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Jonathan Lee Prof. Keel English 100 01 August 2012 Character can mean moral or ethical strength; or more simply‚ who one is when no one watching. The word character implies an unavoidable scenario for every individual; should one do the right thing or the wrong thing? In the world of sports‚ we see respected athletes not only acquiring fame and wealth‚ but influencing things like racial and gender equality. Yet‚ we also see on television what happens when athletes are dishonest; they
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something of an angst filled teenager‚ hissing at sunlight. It is considered the HOLY BOOK for the Young Adults Fantasy. On Tumblr‚ fanfiction‚ Facebook‚ twitter‚ pinterest‚ instagram and any other social media‚ it is littered with their quotes and their fandom. It is heavily based on Fantasy‚ but it contains aspects of thriller‚ adventure and romance. As I’ve mentioned before‚ it is written by J.K Rowling‚ who is somewhat known as the GODDESS. People hail and bow down at her feet (well‚ not much anymore
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Spears’ Space: The Play of Innocence and Experience in the Bare-Midriff Fashion DENNIS HALL where in evidence: on the street; in restaurants and theaters; at tourist attractions in the classroom‚ on the floor of dance clubs; at parties big and small‚ public and private; possibly even at work; as a run of Cathy Guisewite comic strips suggest. Indeed‚ this fashion motif is so common as to have become almost unremarkable. Only the truly cloistered have yet to see young women—or pictures of them in
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Bandwagoning is a cultural phenomenon that is good for business‚ but ethically pathetic‚ pitiful‚ and deplorable to what we call sport. Where did the term bandwagon come from? What does it mean? Whenever a particular team does well‚ more people come. Winning sells tickets‚ merchandise and sponsorships. That is part of the deal. Sport is a business. A perfect analogy to sports is that sports are like movies. A horrid team that does not win is like a tragedy. The main character dies and everyone is
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One look at me and you see what’s on the surface: the slightly tan skin‚ the dark brown hair that has a mind of its own‚ and the ever so calculating eyes of an Asian. My ethnicity acts as a cover with a mind that seemingly works quickly like a calculator. Most people don’t look past this and rely on stereotypes to define who I am as a person. But the stereotypes hinder me and causes me inner turmoil. On the outside‚ my race drives away people to truly know me as a person. Expectations are both
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With the recent increase in violent crimes committed by children‚ adults have been looking for answers to what causes children to commit these acts. Researchers have performed formal studies‚ and other approaches have been taken to answer the question. Their ideas and perceptions have strayed far and wide‚ looking for a suitable answer; one such answer of the many they have uncovered is television‚ but especially television geared towards children: cartoons and animation. In recent years‚ animation
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288 The Journal of Psychology Downloaded by [University of Leicester] at 10:46 27 December 2013 REFERENCES Giles‚ D. (2000). Illusions of immortality: A psychology of fame and celebrity. London: MacMillan. Jindra‚ M. (1994). Star Trek fandom as a religious phenomenon. Soiciology of Religion‚ 55‚ 27–51. Maltby‚ J.‚ Houran‚ J.‚ Lange‚ R.‚ Ashe‚ D.‚ & McCutcheon‚ L. E. (2002). Thou shalt worship no other gods—Unless they are celebrities: The relationship between celebrity worship and
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