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Making Monsters: Lady Gaga, Fan Identification, and Social Media by Click, Melissa A., Lee, Hyunji, Holladay, Holly Willson

“…Like her chart-breaking musical success, Lady Gaga's relationship with fans, built by her messages of self-acceptance and by her intense engagement with fans…”
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Race talk, fandom, and the legacy of plantation culture in the NFL player protests by Click, Melissa A., Edgar, Amanda Nell, Holladay, Holly Willson

“…In August 2016, San Francisco 49ers' quarterback Colin Kaepernick refused to stand during the United States' national anthem. Throughout the National Football…”
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‘You’re born to be brave’: Lady Gaga’s use of social media to inspire fans’ political awareness by Click, Melissa A., Lee, Hyunji, Holladay, Holly Willson

“…Through interviews with 45 self-described Little Monsters, we explore fan identification with Lady Gaga’s interest in and messages about politics and…”
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One Tough Cookie: Exploring Black Women’s Responses to Empire’s Cookie Lyon by Click, Melissa A, Smith-Frigerio, Sarah

“…Abstract The premier of Empire in January 2015 drew 9.8 million viewers and became FOX's highest-rated series debut in three years. In this episode, we are…”
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Editors' reflections by Click, Melissa A, Bachmann, Ingrid, Cabañes, Jason, Martin, Alfred L, Ng, Eve, Zuberi, Nabeel

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The Contours of Feminist Media Studies by Click, Melissa A., Press, Andrea

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"Spreadable media: Creating value and meaning in a networked culture," by Henry Jenkins, Sam Ford, and Joshua Green by Click, Melissa A.

“…Review of Henry Jenkins, Sam Ford, and Joshua Green. Spreadable media: Creating value and meaning in a networked culture. New York: NYU Press, 2013, $29.95…”
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Saving Food: Food Preservation as Alternative Food Activism by Click, Melissa A., Ridberg, Ronit

“…The renewed interest in sustainable agriculture suggests we are in the midst of a food revolution. However, food movements' focus on individual, instead of…”
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"I Can't Think of a More Unlikely Rock Star than Me": Representations of "Averageness" in the Myth of Rock by Walus, Scott M., Click, Melissa A.

“…Media texts introduce individuals to "the myth of rock" and define rock's members and possibilities. Although any individual can theoretically tap into the…”
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"Dislike-Minded: Media, audiences, and the dynamics of taste," by Jonathan Gray by Click, Melissa A.

“…Jonathan Gray. Dislike-Minded: Media, audiences, and the dynamics of Taste. New York: New York University Press, 2021, paperback, $29.00 (259p) ISBN:…”
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Editor’s Statement by Click, Melissa A.

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romanticization of abstinence: Fan response to sexual restraint in the Twilight series by Aubrey, Jennifer Stevens, Behm-Morawitz, Elizabeth, Click, Melissa A.

“…Meyer's Twilight series has been criticized for its regressive gender representations. To understand its continuing appeal, we problematize the messages of…”
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Reflections on a Century of Living: Gendered Differences in Mainstream Popular Songs by Click, Melissa A., Kramer, Michael W.

“…The study of popular music developed in part to correct the elitist dismissal of the popular and to validate popular music as a legitimate object of inquiry…”
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We Do Babies! The Trials, Tribulations, and Triumphs of Pregnancy and Parenting in the Academy by Aubrey, Jennifer Stevens, Click, Melissa A., Dougherty, Debbie S., Fine, Mark A., Kramer, Michael W., Meisenbach, Rebecca J., Olson, Loreen N., Smythe, Mary-Jeanette

“…The most awkward moment at that faculty meeting occurred when a certain senior colleague in the department replied, "Well, when my wife was pregnant, she gave…”
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Twi-dudes and Twi-guys: How Twilight’s Male Fans Interpret and Engage with a Feminized Text by Click, Melissa A., Miller, Brandon, Behm-Morawitz, Elizabeth, Aubrey, Jennifer Stevens

“…The Twilight franchise, based upon the popular Young Adult vampire romantic series, is, unquestionably, female-driven. However, the series’ romantic themes and…”
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Twi-dudes and Twi-guys by Click, Melissa A, Miller, Brandon, Behm-Morawitz, Elizabeth, Aubrey, Jennifer Stevens

“…The Twilight franchise, based upon the popular Young Adult vampire romantic series, is, unquestionably, female-driven. However, the series' romantic themes and…”
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Let’s Hug It Out, Bitch: HBO’s Entourage, Masculinity in Crisis, and the Value of Audience Studies by Click, Melissa A., Holladay, Holly Willson, Lee, Hyunji, Kristiansen, Lars J.

“…Media scholars have begun to examine how masculinities function in the media through exploration of a variety of texts and personas; however, most have sought…”
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It's ‘a good thing’: The commodification of femininity, affluence, and whiteness in the Martha Stewart phenomenon by Click, Melissa A

“…This study examines the ideologies of gender, race, and class present in Martha Stewart’s unprecedented popularity, beginning with the publication of Stewart’s…”
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Cupcakes, Pinterest, and Ladyporn: Feminized Popular Culture in the Early Twenty-First Century by Levine, Elana

“…Media expansion into the digital realm and the continuing segregation of users into niches has led to a proliferation of cultural products targeted to and…”
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Fifty Shades of Postfeminism: Contextualizing Readersʹ Reflections on the Erotic Romance Series by MELISSA A. CLICK

“…TheFifty Shades of Grey(Fifty Shades) book series has dominated best-seller lists and sold more than 70 million copies worldwide since Vintage Books, a…”
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