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Deviant Materials: Reflecting Surfaces and Hollow Bodies in CSI - Zach Whalen

Published May 24th 2008

Abstract: In Deviant Materialities: Reflecting Surfaces and Hollow Bodies in CSI, Zach Whalen examines the simulation of two kinds of gaze – the surface reflection of the mirror and the penetration of forensic and surgical procedures. The ‘CSI shot’, a signature of the television series, is specifically reconstructed in the videogame context around the exigencies of player input.

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Public Screens and the Transformation of Public Space - Scott McQuire, Nikos Papastergiadis & Sean Cubitt

Published Mar 6th 2008

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Lesbian Pulp Television: Torment, Trauma and Transformations in The L Word - Rebecca Beirne

Published Sep 4th 2007

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Here Endeth the Lesson: The Relationship of Buffy and Spike” - Suzie Weis

Published Sep 4th 2007

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Feminism and the Media- Interrogating postfeminst politics through Sex and the City - David Engel

Published Sep 4th 2007

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Saving the World Today: Tony Soprano and the Parody of American Heroism - Charles J. Stivale

Published Jan 15th 2007

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This essay addresses the parodic representation of heroism in the quintessential American dramatic comedy, The Sopranos, and develops the different means by which these thematics are explored.

This paper was presented at the ‘Holy Men in Tights’ Superheroes conference which was held at Melbourne University in June 2005.

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Buffy vs. Dracula”:Intertextuality, Carnival and Cult - Patrick J. Porter

Published Jul 4th 2006

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Vampire Hip: Style as Subcultural Expression in Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Patricia Bieszk

Published Feb 4th 2005

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Patricia explores the world of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, subculture and style.

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Contested Spaces: The Internet Ate My TV, The TV Company Ate My Internet Site - Djoymi Baker

Published Aug 6th 2002

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Beyond the usual location of the television set in the private home, television discourse extends into other spaces, such as those created by TV gossip, journalism, and merchandising. In the age of the internet, virtual space has become the site of both official and unofficial television discourse. These virtual television spaces have been the site of conflict between TV fans and the copyright owners who have increasingly fought to curtail web-based fan activities. In particular, for Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Star Trek fans, this conflict has seen legal warnings and fan site closures. Djoymi Baker focuses on the way in which the battle over the sites can itself be characterized in terms of cross-media textual expansion, extending both the television text and the television “viewing” experience.

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