Posted in Appropriation, Fandom, Filipino Culture, Media Culture, Philippines, Pop Culture, tagged Appropriation, Fandom, Filipino Culture, Media Culture, Philippines, Pop Culture on April 7, 2008 | 7 Comments »
So of course everyone who ever watches any viral video of any kind has seen the video of the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC)’s inmates’ performance of Michael Jackson’s Thriller:
In December 2007, TIME Magazine rated this vid #5 in its top 10 “most popular viral videos” of the [...]
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Posted in Mentions, tagged Mentions on April 7, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The Resource Center for Cyberculture Studies (RCCS) recently reviewed Fan Fiction and Fan Communities in the Age of the Internet: New Essays, edited by Karen Hellekson and Kristina Busse (McFarland, 2006). The reviewer, MIT’s Lan Xuan Le, makes a special mention of my essay “Archontic Literature”
Abigail Derecho’s essay, “Archontic Literature: A Definition, a History, [...]
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