[Commlist] CFP: Edited collection on Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra

CALL FOR CHAPTERS for an edited collection on /Avatar: The Last 
Airbender /and /The Legend of Korra/

*deadline: *19 January 2021

*full name: *Dr. Francis M. Agnoli

*contact email: *(atla.edited.collection /at/ gmail.com)

Nickelodeon’s /Avatar: The Last Airbender /(2005-08) and its sequel /The 
Legend of Korra /(2012-14) are among the most acclaimed and influential 
animated television series of the twenty-first century. Yet, there has 
been little scholarly writing about them. To remedy this gap, I am 
looking for contributors for an edited volume of essays on this franchise.

The book will be designed for a general undergraduate readership, 
covering a range of topics in relation to the /Avatar /franchise. These 
include (but are not limited to):

  * Depictions of race and ethnicity (esp. of Asian and Indigenous
    peoples), gender, and sexuality
  * Use of character design, storyboarding, voice acting, music, etc.
  * Issues regarding nationality, transnationality, and cultural
    appropriation
  * Depictions of violence, imperialism, and trauma
  * Genre (e.g. kung fu films, fantasy, and anime)
  * Fandom and fanworks (e.g. Racebending.com, shipping, cosplay, etc.)
  * Adaptation and franchise


For consideration, please submit the following documents to 
*(atla.edited.collection /at/ gmail.com)*by *19 January 2021*: (1) an abstract, 
maximum 300 words; (2) your name, affiliation, and brief biographical 
note; and (3) a title and speculative subheadings for your proposed 
chapter. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me 
at the above email.

Participants will be notified by 25 January 2021.

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