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  • The American Midwest in Film and Literature

    Nostalgia, Violence, and Regionalism

    A critical overview of the evolution, contestation, and fragmentation of the Midwest's symbolic (and often contradictory) meanings in American culture.How do works from film and literature— Sister Carrie, Native Son, Meet Me in St. Louis, Halloween, and A History of Violence, for example—imagine, reify, and reproduce Midwestern identity? And what are the repercussions of such regional narratives ... Read more

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  • The American Midwest in Film and Literature

    Nostalgia, Violence, and Regionalism

    How do works from film and literature—Sister Carrie, Native Son, Meet Me in St. Louis, Halloween, and A History of Violence, for example—imagine, reify, and reproduce Midwestern identity? And what are the repercussions of such regional narratives and images circulating in American culture? In The American Midwest in Film and Literature: Nostalgia, Violence, and Regionalism, Adam R. Ochonicky ... Read more

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  • Television Finales

    From Howdy Doody to Girls

    Series series Television and Popular Culture
    Today more than ever, series finales have become cultural touchstones that feed watercooler fodder and Twitter storms among a committed community of viewers. While the final episodes of The Fugitive and M*A*S*H continue to rank among the highest rated broadcasts, more recent shows draw legions of binge-watching fans. Given the importance of finales to viewers and critics alike, Howard and ... Read more

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