a text that is easily accessible to the reader, it invites a passive reading/watching experience
100
What is textual poaching?
when a viewer/reader/fan picks and chooses pieces of a popular culture text and reworks them, choosing only select moments
100
Beyond Brokeback (the book) derives from what online source?
The Ultimate Brokeback Forum
100
What did Ennis keep of Jack's?
His bloody shirt
100
How does Piper redeem herself in Red's eyes?
she makes her a jalapeno back rub
200
What is a medium?
a technology or vessel that transmits content
200
What is the digital divide?
The gap created between those who have access to new media and resources and those who do not, also:
The ever widening gap between developed and developing nations which is made more prominent by developed nations' access to new media and other resources
200
How long does copyright extend?
author's life plus 70 years, plus 95 for a corporation
200
Name one stupid think Pryzbylewski does in The Wire?
shoots the wall, blinds a kid
200
According to Ruth Handler, why did she create Barbie?
To give young girls an older, more mature doll and to make them feel comfortable with their breasts
300
What is housed in the public domain?
anything which is no longer protected by copyright- it is free and available to all
300
What is the difference between broadcast and narrowcast?
Broadcast is made for a wide general audience, narrowcast is made for a niche and specific audience
300
Jason Mittell discusses 4 types of fan responses. What are at least 3 of them?
Canon, theory, fanon, parody
300
In their cleanse, Piper and Larry plan to consume only what type of food?
Lemons
300
Why can't the Lost gang send a SOS signal through the tower?
There is already a message playing- a recording of a French woman
400
What is flow?
flow is the way in which a text exists in relation to the texts around it, such as commercials, other programs, its place in a line up on a network, etc. You receive the text in conversation with its flow
400
What is fan activism?
When fans unite around a common passion and attempt to make change in the real world. ex: Harry Potter Alliance
400
Lostpedia discouraged what types of fan responses?
fan fiction and other ones that did not adhere to canon
400
Name one of the ways that a fan interacted with Barbie on Barbie Nation
Barbie collector, made Barbie clothes, burned Barbie on the grill, put Barbie in S&M positions, took Barbie photographs, made Barbie clothes
400
Why do fans care about "who shot first"?
Because Star Wars fans get upset when George Lucas tries to recreate the canon of knowledge... it changes perceptions of Hans Solo
500
What is productive confusion?
It is when a popular culture text, mainly one that utilizes narrative complexity, purposefully confuses the viewer so as to promote active thought processes and problem solving
500
What is fair use?
Fair use allows people to use (a portion of a) copyrighted work in order to make a critical comment on it, rework it in some way or for teaching purposes
500
In “In Defense of Copyright: Why I Didn’t Make My Dissertation Open," what main reason does Kevin Dames give for not making his dissertation open access?
he wants to maintain control of his ideas and his work
500
What are the four points of the Remix Manifesto?
1. Culture always builds on the past.
2. The past always tries to control the future.
3. Our future is becoming less free.
4. To build free societies you must limit the control of the past
500
D'Angelo (who is acquitted at the trial) is upset because who gets killed?