Netflix’s new documentary Untold Raygun: Breaking Badly tries to show the human behind the memes – but lacks thorough interrogation.
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Raygun is unlikely to be able to claim intellectual property over her name, her persona and her dance moves.
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Over the last five years the IOC has been pursuing new reforms to safeguard the future of the Olympics. So what does this mean for the future of modern sport and its audiences?
Raygun has forced us to focus on many aspects of dance that are often ignored in Australia, including the role of dance in communities and the politics of dance.
A term emerged in the 1980s for a spinal cord injury caused by breaking called ‘break-dancing neck.’
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Created as an art of resistance by Black artists in the U.S., hip-hop culture has inspired global struggles and youth culture across the world, including in Canada.
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New sports are being added to the Olympics all the time in an effort to remain relevant to younger audiences, while others (sorry baseball) are left out.
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Assistant Professor of Sport Management, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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PhD Candidate, Sociology, York University, Canada
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Assistant Research Professor of Kinesiology, Physical Therapist for School of Theatre, Penn State
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Honorary Fellow (Dance), Faculty of Fine Arts & Music, The University of Melbourne
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Chair in Science Communication & Future Media, University of Salford
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Associate Professor of Marketing, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Associate Professor, Social Marketing, Griffith University
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Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Applied Ethics and CyberSecurity, Griffith University
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Professor of Anatomy, Lancaster University
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Senior Lecturer, School of Law and Justice, University of Newcastle
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Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Technology Sydney
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Associate Professor, Intellectual Property, Deakin University
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Honorary Professor, School of Kinesiology, Western University, London, Canada; Adjunct Fellow, Olympic Scholar and Co-Director of the Olympic and Paralympic Research Centre, Institute for Health and Sport, Victoria University
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Emeritus Professor of Cultural Research, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University