Roopika Risam

Emory University

rrisam@emory.edu

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100 Years Later: Race and "The Fight of the Century"

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Roopika Risam Emory University

July 05, 2010
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100 Years Later: Race and "The Fight of the Century" sports race Jack Johnson boxing Curator's Note One hundred years ago, on July 4, 1910, boxers Jack Johnson and Jim Jeffries undertook "The Fight of the Century." While other mat ...

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Re: The Impossible Dream: Fake Sports Online

Thanks so much for this

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Roopika Risam Emory University

Wednesday, July 7, 2010 — 4:20 pm
Thanks so much for this interesting post on "fake sports." You've introduced me to a whole world of YouTube videos I knew nothing about! Your post reminded me of commercials featuring professional athletes completing great feats. I'm t ...
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Re: Twilight Fandom: Taking a Bite Out of Gendered Backlash

Natalie, really interesting

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Roopika Risam Emory University

Tuesday, June 29, 2010 — 3:44 pm
Natalie, really interesting look at the gendering of fandom. I'm curious about the age issue as well. You mention the idea of "silly girls" but the number of perimenopausal women who fawn all over Twilight is another interesting subset, one ...