Midwest Popular Culture Association
Editor: CarrieLynn D. Reinhard
Guest Editors: Matthew Barton, Kyoko Kishimoto, Michael Dando, and Sharon Cogdill
Editorial Introduction: "All Names Are Letters"
CARRIELYNN D. REINHARD
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SPECIAL ISSUE: Constructed Languages and Power
"Introduction": Conlangs and Power
MATTHEW BARTON, KYOKO KISHIMOTO, MICHAEL DANDO, AND SHARON COGDILL (GUEST EDITORS)
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Interview with David J. Peterson
GUEST EDITORS
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Interview with Christine Schreyer
GUEST EDITORS
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Power through Othering: How Conlangs Find Value within Narratives
PARVATHY RAJENDRAN AND ANDREW KORAH
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The Linguistic Shifts in Tolkien's Elvish Languages from a Socio-political Lens
MARIA BEATRIC BRANCATI, GIULIA DE MARCHI, AND BOGDAN GROZA
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Shaka, When the Walls Fell: Conlangs, Metaphors, and (Mis)Communication
CRAIG A. MEYER
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"They Are Coming": Klingon Subjectivity and Critique of the Federation in Star Trek: Discovery
MATTHEW BARTON, KYOKO KISHIMOTO, ED M. SADRAI, MICHAEL DANDO, AND SHARON COGDILL
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Opinion: Tolkien, Race, Primary-Source Accounts, and the Adaptations
JOHN PAUL WALKER, KYOKO KISHIMOTO, MATTHEW BARTON, AND SHARON COGDILL
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ARTICLES: Regular Submissions
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Life Is Narrative: Narratives as Behavioral Models for Adults Suffering from Grief
CASSIOPEIA FLETCHER
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Vaccinated Against Reality?: The Global Post-Truth, Anti-Vaccination Infodemic
KEITH MOSER
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AISHA POWELL
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More Than the Renaissance: The Reclassification of the Disney Animated Films of the Classics Period
ALIA R. TYNER-MULLINGS
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The Educational Benefits of Comics: An Exploration of the Medium as an Educational Tool
LAITH ZURAIKAT
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INTERVIEW
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CARRIELYNN D. REINHARD
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REVIEWS
The Popular Culture Studies Journal Reviews: Introduction
CHRISTOPHER J. OLSON