Terror Jokes: Are they ethical?

Wed Feb 27, 2008 3:23 PM EST

"Although I did not loose a loved one in Columbine or 9/11 or the VA Tech shooting…they scared me, if comedy soothes my trauma…why can't I laugh?"

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The Boondocks: Sealing in the Glass Ceiling

Thu Feb 7, 2008 3:07 PM EST

The popular television show "The Boondocks" is based on a comic strip written by Aaron McGruder that ran in several newspapers, including the Washington Post, for nearly six years.

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Performing Blackness: Barack Obama and limitations on performance space and spectatorship

Tue Jan 22, 2008 10:38 PM EST

With reports of primary poll results being spewed across the media it now seems appropriate to question the futures of primary presidential candidates. What if they loose? When specifically considering the future for Barack Obama, the 'What if' question becomes complicated.

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Performance and Identity Politics

Tue Jan 8, 2008 11:25 PM EST

What are the politics of performance? I'm not quite sure I have the answer to such a loaded question but I am now sure that performance is politically woven in to person hood. Therefore performance is a major factor in identity politics.

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