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February 16, 2008

What is Whiteness "Doing" in the Final Battle Between B-Rabbit and Papa Doc in the Film 8 Mile?

Is Eminem subsuming, neutralizing, or rejecting difference? Is he answering the hail to white working class masculinity or simply exposing the contradictions inherent in notions of liberal universality?

8 Mile: The Final Battle/B-Rabbit vs. Papa Doc/4:13

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February 15, 2008

What Mobb Deep's "Shook Ones Pt.II" Says about Whiteness When Juxtaposed Against The Hills

Mobb Deep "Shook Ones Pt. II"/4:24

The Hills: Episode 301/approx. 13 mins.
Lauren and Heidi land in a screaming fight outside of Les Deux after Lauren gets wind of rumors being spread about her on the internet.

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February 12, 2008

Liberal Notions of Progress & Whiteness as Universality, as Civility, as Beauty in America's Next Top Model

ANTM: Cycle 8 The Final Episode

Part I: Opening Elimination (8:34)

Part II: The Runway Show/10:03

Part III: The Final Judging (10:08)

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