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Pro Politics with Zac McCraryJ.C. Watts on Breaking Ground & Breaking BreadSend us a textNobody has a political career like JC Watts. Starting quarterback at the University of Oklahoma, NFL draft pick, several years in the Canadian Football League, the first Black statewide elected official in Oklahoma, 8 years in Congress rising to Conference Chair in the GOP leadership, and voluntarily leaving office with even greater political stardom likely in front of him. In this conversation, he talks his one-of-kind-story of a blue-collar kid from small town Eufala, OK to a high level pro athlete to a groundbreaking political figure - with one of the most...2022-10-2549 min
Creative Distribution 101Documentary Fandom with Julia LargentTrue crime fans, anyone? For our last episode of the power of fandom season, we'll talk about documentary fans with Julia Largent, an Assistant Professor of Communication at McPherson College in Kansas. Her research focuses on documentary studies, fan studies and social media. She is the vice president of The Midwest Popular Culture Association and will dive into her research on fandom and documentaries. 2022-02-0252 min
PCSJ: Beyond the ArticleAlex Lester, Erin Burrell, Linda Howell: Dropping Out of High SchoolPCSJ is housed under Midwest Popular Culture Association and is an open-source and free journal located on MPCA’s website. For more information, go to MPCAACA.org and click the Popular Culture Studies Journal tab on the menu. If you have any questions or would like to connect with PCSJ, check us out on Twitter @ThePCSJ! Enjoy the episode! This episode was edited by Brianna Quade."Wallpaper" by KevinMcLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4604-wallpaperLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license2021-10-041h 28PCSJ: Beyond the ArticlePCSJ Popular Culture Dialogue: Studying Popular CultureFind the video on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvhs4-jLhIWoMDpCyI4248QMany of the past dialogues have, if indirectly, focused on why to study popular culture -- but how does one do that?In this conversation, learn from popular culture scholars about how they approach the study of popular culture, and why they take the approach they do. They discuss different methods and methodologies, as well as the ethics of the research they conduct. Join Erin Burrell, Christopher Zysik, and Ralph Beliveau as they ponder how they study popular c...2021-09-2953 min
Office Hours with Dr. CI'm a Monster! Our infatuation with True Crime w/ Julia LargentWe continue our discussion with Julia Largent about True Crime, and what it means that we just can't seem to get enough of murder and intrigue, even when it makes us paranoid and scared of our own shadows sometimes. 2021-09-2132 minOffice Hours with Dr. CThe TRUTH about Documentaries w/ Julia LargentEveryone has that documentary that changed how they looked at the world, or the food they eat, or the people we live around. How does the documentary format affect our perspectives so effectively? What makes them such a potent form of persuasion? We sit down with Julia Largent to talk about this in regards to her research around documentary fandoms. 2021-09-1439 minPCSJ: Beyond the ArticleLiz Faber, Robots, and Editing Special IssuesTo read Liz's article and entire special issue about robots and labor in popular culture, visit our website: https://mpcaaca.org/the-popular-culture-studies-journal/current-issue/vol-9-is-1/ PCSJ is housed under Midwest Popular Culture Association and is an open-source and free journal located on MPCA’s website. For more information, go to MPCAACA.org and click the Popular Culture Studies Journal tab on the menu. If you have any questions or would like to connect with PCSJ, check us out on Twitter @ThePCSJ! Enjoy the episode! This...2021-08-2935 minPCSJ: Beyond the ArticlePCSJ Popular Culture Dialogue: Pedagogy and Popular CultureFind the video on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvhs4-jLhIWoMDpCyI4248QGetting ready to teach and want to incorporate popular culture into your class? Need tips and advice on how to integrate popular culture when designing and managing your class? Looking for suggestions on how to answer those questions of why teach with popular culture? Join Julia Largent, Linda Howell, Erin Burrell, Alexander Lester, Anna Marta Marini, and Laura Alvarez Trigo as they discuss how they have brought popular culture into their classes. During this discussion, they cover the benefits and d...2021-07-291h 16PCSJ: Beyond the ArticlePCSJ Popular Culture Dialogue: Gender and Popular CultureWe are now releasing the audio to our PCSJ Dialogues! Find the video on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvhs4-jLhIWoMDpCyI4248Q2021-07-071h 06PCSJ: Beyond the ArticleJodi Cooper and Collaborative FilmmakingTo read Jodi’s article, visit our website: http://mpcaaca.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Cooper-Collaborative-Filmmaking-Final.pdfPCSJ is housed under MPCA and is an open-source and free journal located on MPCA’s website. For more information, go to MPCAACA.org and click the Popular Culture Studies Journal tab on the menu. If you have any questions or would like to connect with PCSJ, check us out on Twitter @ThePCSJ! Enjoy the episode! This episode was edited by Brianna Quade.Music is "Wallpaper" by KevinMcLeod and was used under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4...2021-07-0328 minPCSJ: Beyond the ArticleErika Arivett and the Timeliness of "Hamilton"Here's the link to Erika's article (so you can read it!): https://mpcaaca.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Arivett-Hamilton-Final.pdfIf you have any questions or would like to connect with PCSJ, check us out on Twitter @ThePCSJ! You can also find more information on our website: mpcaaca.org and then navigate to the PCSJ tab on the menu. Thanks for listening!2020-11-1431 minPCSJ: Beyond the ArticlePCSJ at MPCA: Episode 0PCSJ is housed under MPCA and is an open-source and free journal located on MPCA’s website. For more information, go to MPCAACA.org and click the Popular Culture Studies Journal tab on the menu. We received permission from the participants at this Zoom panel to record. If you have any questions or would like to connect with PCSJ, check us out on Twitter @ThePCSJ! Enjoy the episode! Music is "Wallpaper" by KevinMcLeod and was used under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) from https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/2020-10-201h 04