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Avatar Television Franchise

Storytelling, Identity, Trauma, and Fandom

Agnoli, Francis M.; Agnoli, Francis M.

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

01/2023

256

Dura

Inglês

9781501387173

15 a 20 dias

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Introduction
Francis M. Agnoli (Independent scholar, USA)

Section 1: Storytelling
1. Noble Lady's Beauty Parlor: Ba Sing Se Fashion and Coding
Shuyin Yu (University of Calgary, Canada)
2. Zuko Rides into the Sunset: Avatar and the Western Film Genre
Francis M. Agnoli (Independent scholar, USA)
3. Environmental Bending: How Avatar: The Last Airbender Introduces Viewers to Environmentalism
Gia Coturri Sorenson (University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA)

Section 2: Identity
4. Social Identity in Avatar: The Last Airbender
Douglas Schulz (University of Bradford, UK)
5. "What Does Me Being a Girl Have to do with Sewing?" Representations of Gender in Avatar: The Last Airbender
Ruth Richards (Independent scholar, USA)
6. A Queer Relationship: Mapping The Legend of Korra's Industrial Journey Across Mediums
Emily Baulch (The University of Queensland, Australia) and Oliver Eklund (Queensland University of Technology, Australia)
7. Material-Spiritual Bodies: Posthuman Performativity of Avatar
Safak Horzum (Hacettepe University) and Sueleyman Boeluekbas (Pennsylvania State University)

Section 3: Trauma
8. "Born in You, Along with All the Strife, is the Power to Restore Balance to the World": Exploring Representations of Children's Experiences of Trauma through Avatar: The Last Airbender
Joseph V. Giunta (Rutgers University-Camden, USA)
9. Lessons from the Southern Air Temple: How Avatar: The Last Airbender Negotiates the Trauma of Imperialism
Ryanne Kap (University of Calgary, Canada)
10. Far from the Last Airbender: Cultural Trauma Construction and Diasporic Reimaginings in Avatar and Korra
Caleb Horowitz (Independent Scholar, USA)

Section 4: Fandom and Reception
11. From Fan Blogs to Earth Rumble VI: Disability Discourse on Avatar: The Last Airbender
Max Dosser (University of Pittsburgh, USA)
12. Ships at the Edge
Ashley Hendricks (Georgia State University, USA)
13. Fans, Gender, and The Sequel: Analyzing Audience Reaction to The Legend of Korra
Brecken Hunter Wellborn (The University of Texas at Dallas, USA)

Index
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Nickelodeon; Avatar: The Last Airbender; The Legend of Korra; animated series; 21st century; storytelling; identity; trauma; fandom; reception; audience; fan studies