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CMS Friends— I just came across this wonderful piece by our very own Diana Ruiz, published last week in the latest issue of
<i>Flow</i>, and am compelled to share. 0n “swamp slop and fake moats”… brilliant and terrifying all at once. Hats off to Diana…. JB
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Ruiz / University of Washington – Flow</font></a></div>
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<div>Associate Professor of Cinema and Media Studies </div>
<div>University of Washington, Seattle </div>
<div>Editor-in-Chief, <i>Feminist Media Histories: An International Journal</i></div>
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