Nerd : adventures in fandom from this universe to the multiverse
Record details
- ISBN: 1982165774
- ISBN: 9781982165772
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Physical Description:
x, 268 pages ; 22 cm
print - Edition: First Atria books hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Atria Books, 2022.
- Copyright: ©2022
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Gotham City, Star City, and Metropolis, USA : on building up and breaking down superhero mythologies -- The animation domination, Toonami, and Hellmouth High: TV toons, tropes, and trends of the '90s and beyond -- Moon prism power, make up!: power, gender, sexuality, and identity in anime and manga -- The birth of a black hero: on black tropes and heroism -- The Slytherin fire-bender of Sunagakure: self-identification with fandom, racial and national identities in space westerns, and the persistent fantasy of manifest destiny -- Espers and anxiety, mutants, magic, and mind games: on mental illness, weirdness, and shows that revel in anxiety -- Do you know Shinigami love apples?: gods, faith, and belief systems in fandom -- Con crazy: how fandom and cons have changed; authorship and the evolution of the canon -- Interdimensional cable and the infinite earths: rethinking the multiverse and the real threats to our world. |
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Subject: | Fans (Persons) Television broadcasting -- Social aspects -- United States Popular culture -- United States |
Available copies
- 2 of 2 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Castlegar Public Library. (Show)
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- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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Castlegar Public Library | 302.23 PHI (Text) | 35146002313823 | Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Quesnel Branch | 302.23 PHI (Text) | 33923006537884 | Non-fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |