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Falling Into the Gap: Pop Culture, Politics, and Social Media COMM 110, Media & Democracy Prof. White

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Lecture notes for a PSU Altoona class (COMM 110, "Media & Democracy"), discussing the social media response to the Gap's "Manifest Destiny" tee

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Falling Into the Gap:Pop Culture, Politics, and Social Media

COMM 110, Media & DemocracyProf. White

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On Sale Now…

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Let Me Get This Straight . . .

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Oh No He Didn’t

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The Story So Far• Charged language in

pop culture product garners attention.

• Visual and verbal arguments depict effect of charged language.

• Social media—blogs, Facebook, Twitter—used to disseminate political messages.

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Damage Control

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The Larger Issue

What makes these images problematic?

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The Big Disconnect

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