Midwest Popular Culture Association
Editor: CarrieLynn D. Reinhard
Editorial Introduction: Popular Culture as Dialogue
CARRIELYNN D. REINHARD
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ARTICLES: Regular Submissions
New Motherhood Isn’t Always Magical: Popular Feminism in Frida Mom Commercials
MOLLY WIANT CUMMINS
The Magic of Mysterio: Spider-Man: Far from Home and the Ethics of Visual Manipulation
KYLE A. HAMMONDS
Fiddler on the Roth: A Post-Charlottesville Reinterpretation of Fiddler on the Roof
STEPHEN STERN and STEVEN GIMBEL
The Wonder Years in Black and White: A Comparative Analysis
KATRINA THOMPSON MOORE
ARTICLES: Student Showcase
Revisiting the Kanamits in The Twilight Zone: Humanity’s Reluctance to Confront Misinformation
ELIZABETH ZAK
VIDEO ESSAYS: Scholarship Bites
Abjection to Desire: The Journey from “The Shadow Over Innsmouth” to The Shape of Water SAMUEL CRIDER
Diversity or “Exotic” Fantasy?: Pastiche in the Art and Architecture of Hong Kong Disneyland
XINYI YE
Multi-Platform Storytelling, Popular Music, and Dolly Parton
LEIGH H. EDWARDS
Fandom During the Pandemic: Impacts of COVID-19 on People’s Fandom Experiences
KRYSTEIN STEIN and CARRIELYNN D. REINHARD
REVIEWS
The Popular Culture Studies Journal Reviews: Introduction
CHRISTOPHER J. OLSON