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Kanye West and the Third Space: An artist’s complicated relationship to living in an as-if space

March 17, 2016by Samira Leave a comment
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authenticity, civil religion, cultural politics of image, culture, hip-hop, implicit religion, new media, online space, religion, ritual, sacred space, social media, third spaces, Uncategorized

The power of the as-if space: memes, mourning, and Ryan Gosling

May 17, 2015by Samira Leave a comment
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civil religion, coping, culture, meaning making, media, new media, online coping, online space, sacred space, social media, social memories, third spaces

My Brain Tumor Deserves a Hashtag: the third spaces of online coping

February 22, 2015by Samira 3 Comments
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authenticity, culture, illness, implicit religion, meaning making, media, new media, religion, ritual, social media, third spaces, Twitter

How the haters and atheists stole Christmas (and what to do about it)

January 19, 2015by Samira Leave a comment

Nobody puts baby Jesus in a corner. by Deborah Whitehead Former child star, actor and producer Kirk Cameron’s story is by now familiar to many:  he rose to fame as […]

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atheist, christmas, religion, social media, third spaces

Real Religion? Questions of authenticity in “Meet the Mormons”

December 15, 2014by Samira Leave a comment

By: Deborah Whitehead “Meet the Mormons,” an 80 minute documentary-style film profiling the lives of six Mormons around the globe, opened in theaters nationwide on October 10.  The film premiered with […]

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authenticity, media, religion, religion and film, social media

How becoming #BFFs with Kim Kardashian taught me about online engagement, identity and third spaces

November 1, 2014by Samira Leave a comment

This summer I stumbled upon a dangerous addiction. It was a strange universe where Kim Kardashian was my spontaneous best friend, fame was on the other side of a cute […]

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culture, meaning making, media, neo-liberalism, social media, third spaces, Uncategorized

I’ll show you my selfie if you show me yours

April 10, 2014by Samira 1 Comment

The American Psychiatric Association recently came to the conclusion that the act of taking a selfie is a Mental disturbance. I learned of this while perusing on Facebook, looking through […]

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culture, implicit religion, meaning making, media, social media, third spaces

Religion in the gym? Cultivation of CrossFit culture in the third space

October 15, 2013by Samira 1 Comment

As a former group fitness instructor, I am well versed in the token, trite phrases we use to motivate amateur athletes in their everyday pursuits towards physical fitness. Within this […]

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culture, implicit religion, meaning making, media, religion, social media, third spaces, Uncategorized

Faith and Politics: From Aslan to Trayvon

August 26, 2013by Samira Leave a comment

Reza Aslan is well known for his work on religion. His book No God but God was a best seller and his most recent work, Zealot: The Life and Times […]

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culture, Islam and Media, media, religion, third spaces

Turning our back on God: the gun control debate obsolete in the eyes of the faithful?

April 21, 2013by Samira Leave a comment

Gun control has been all the rage in the news lately. Background checks, bipartisan discussion and mental health have been prominent in the news coverage of the debates on gun […]

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