The Avatar television franchise : storytelling, identity, trauma, and fandom /: storytelling, identity, trauma, and fandom. (2023)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Francis M. Agnoli.
• Editors: Agnoli, Francis M
• Contents: List of Images IntroductionFrancis 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 EnvironmentalismGia Coturri Sorenson (University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA)Section 2: Identity4. 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 Süleyman Bölükbas (Pennsylvania State University) Section 3: Trauma8. '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 AirbenderJoseph V. Giunta (Rutgers University-Camden, USA)9. Lessons from the Southern Air Temple: How Avatar: The Last Airbender Negotiates the Trauma of ImperialismRyanne Kap (University of Calgary, Canada)10. Far from the Last Airbender: Cultural Trauma Construction and Diasporic Reimaginings in Avatar and KorraCaleb Horowitz (Independent Scholar, USA)Section 4: Fandom and Reception11. From Fan Blogs to Earth Rumble VI: Disability Discourse on Avatar: The Last AirbenderMax Dosser (University of Pittsburgh, USA)12. Ships at the EdgeAshley 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.
• Publisher Details: New York : Bloomsbury Academic
• Publication Date: 2023
• Copyright Date: 2023
• Extent: 1 online resource (viii, 248 pages), illustrations (chiefly color)
• Subjects: 791.45/75; Animated television programs; Animated television programs; Television criticism and reviews; Electronic books; Television criticism and reviews
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781501387203; 1501387200; 9781501387180; 1501387189; 9781501387197; 1501387197
• Related ISBNs: 9781501387173; 9781501387210
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 13, 2023).
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