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Multiracial Battlestar Galactica

Curator's NoteIn this moment of crisis, the camera pans over the faces of many key characters revealing a crew that includes men and women of many racial backgrounds. This is typical of BSG— the show...

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On Chances Lost: The World Outside Ed’s Garage

Curator's NoteYou may recognize the opening credits of CHICOANDTHEMAN, still one of only a handful of U.S. television shows to include a Mexican American lead. The series, which ran from 1974 through...

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Diversity of Film Festivals in East Asia: Red Carpets and Parades

Curator's NoteLike their counterparts in the West, film festivals in East Asia have proliferated as well. While the oldest festival in the region, the Asia-Pacific Film Festival, has been running since...

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Using Media to Make a Difference

Curator's NoteI help to provide leadership with an after-school digital media club that brings university and high school students together in one of Denver’s most culturally diverse schools. With more...

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"[T]hey want to be a part of something": Creating Community through Fantasy...

Curator's NotePer this 2015 CBS news clip, more women are participating in online NFL fantasy leagues, and I happen to be one of them. I’ve played in in-person fantasy leagues, where we met together...

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The Canadian Good Life in Gunless

Curator's NoteThe Northern started as a pulp phenomenon in the early twentieth century, relocating Western tropes north of the border. The films were often “quota quickies” — low-budget productions...

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