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• In Media Res
  Re: Girls, Ancillary Media, and Audiences

  Girls' Politics?

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  Patricia Nelson University of Southern California

  Wednesday, January 16, 2013 — 1:42 am

  Great post, Emanuelle! I was especially intrigued by the way that you laid out Girls' target audience--"female, tech-savvy, attuned to irony, and politically conscious"--and I would be interested to hear more about what you think Girls' ...
• In Media Res
  Re: Girls as Autobiography?: Critical Reception of Lena Dunham's "Self-Representation"

  Sex & the City vs Girls?

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  Patricia Nelson University of Southern California

  Friday, January 18, 2013 — 7:06 pm

  Nedda, thanks for the term "uncanny valley" here--that's a great way to describe what separates Girls from more clearly autobiographical work like Tiny Furniture. I think what's gotten Girls so much attention on the issue of authentici ...
• In Media Res
  Re: Voice of a Generation?: The Potential of Authenticity in HBO’s Girls

  A voice of a generation

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  Patricia Nelson University of Southern California

  Wednesday, January 16, 2013 — 1:57 am

  Thanks for this post, Raechel--I think the issue you're dealing with here is closely related to the one my post will be tackling on Thursday. The thing I always find interesting about that "voice of a generation" quote is how much both Dunh ...