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“From the South Pole Iceberg to the Republic City Portal: A Critical Study of the Avatar Franchise, Part One,” by scarvesandcelery

ATLA Book One: Water Chapters One and Two: The Boy in the Iceberg/ The Avatar Returns In which Katara and Sokka go fishing, Iroh eats roast duck, and Aang makes … Continue reading

November 9, 2015 · 1 Comment

“Diaspora, Immigration and Identity in ‘Avatar: the Last Airbender’,” by irresistible-revolution

(aka another reason this show is my fave and you should all watch it) cw: genocide This post has been marinating for a while now. As a diasporic WOC there … Continue reading

December 4, 2014 · 1 Comment

“Canon Shenanigans: The Limits of Canon and the Legitimacy of Fanworks,” by tonipontificates

Curator’s note: this is the second of two meta that consider the relationship of canon to transformative fandom; here, tonipontificates considers the nature of canon in an increasingly transmediated (and … Continue reading

October 16, 2014 · 1 Comment