The Deconstruction Workers

This week, it's just a short update on what's going on with The Deconstruction Workers. We're on a short pass-through until finals week, meaning this isn't full episode. It's just a quick hitter to get you through until May 10th.

In the meantime, if you need something to listen to, here are a few of our favorite podcasts:

Your Inner Child is an Idiot (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/your-inner-child-is-an-idiot/id957660267)The Worst Ever Podcast (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/worst-ever-podcast-with-christine-and-alaa/id1225846060)Legal Wars (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-wars/id1436752562)Jim Cornette's Drive Thru (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jim-cornettes-drive-thru/id1208276423) Historium (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/historium/id1175072618)

If you check out any of these podcasts, tell 'em The Deconstruction Workers Podcast sent you!

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It's another scholars roundtable in the Deconstruction Zone this week as five of our scholarly circle get together to discuss the idea of binge watching/marathoning, Game of Thrones, the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and superhero narratives in general. It's a super DCW all-play!

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Just in time to get you ready for its second season, this week in the Deconstruction Zone, we are talking about Freeform's Cloak and Dagger! Natalie Sheppard drops by to discuss New Orleans culture, voodoo, gentrification, adapting comics to the screen, and more. Why is this show so important? And why is it secretly the best live-action Marvel property on the air?

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This week in the Deconstruction Zone, Jonathan Alexandratos is back to discuss the concept of nostalgia. Why are we so attached to the popular culture of our childhoods? What is the nature of our love/hate relationship with reboots, remakes, and revivials? And how are popular culture producers capitalizing on that relationship?

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Very excited to present a special episode of The Deconstruction Workers podcast this week as we go LIVE! Join us at the Southwest Popular/American Culture Association conference as four members of the Harry Potter Studies leadership team (and one very smart outsider) break down the current state of scholarship in Harry Potter Studies. We're talking Potter, Puffs, Freddie Mercury, academic publishing, and more.

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On the Deconstruction Workers this week, Dr. Kyle Kontour returns for a discussion about empathy and "reaction videos." What is a reaction video? Why are so many of them showing up on YouTube? How do these videos play right into our sense of empathy?

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On the Deconstruction Workers this week, Dr. Lauren Camacci is back and we are talking a little bit about the field of rhetoric. What is rhetoric? What does it have to do with popular culture? How is politics popular culture? And what do rhetoricians actually do?

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This week in the Deconstruction Zone, it's a supersized episode as Dustin Dunaway returns to tackle the subject of dystopia and dystopian fiction. What is a dystopia? What kinds of stories get told in dystopian worlds? Why do we love these stories so much? And, most importantly, what do they have to do with our real world?

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Welcome to the premiere of Season Two! This week in the Deconstruction Zone, Dr. Rick Stevens is back to talk about the concept of the Mary Sue. What is a Mary Sue? Why do authors use this particular trope? Can there be Mary Sues that are canonical? And what about her counterpart, the Gary Stu?

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It's a special bonus Christmas extravaganza, as we gear up for new Season Two episodes in two weeks! In the meantime, Dr. Dan Yezbick joins the show to discuss the history of many Christmas traditions, favorite Christmas songs, favorite Christmas movies, and more!

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