Talismanic posthuman childhood in Tales of Arcadia

IF 0.9 2区艺术学 0 FILM, RADIO, TELEVISION

Critical Studies in Television Pub Date : 2026-08-04 DOI:10.1177/17496020261468637

Jane Hanley

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Abstract

The conceptual fluidity of narrative in the children’s contemporary fantasy television series Trollhunters , from the Tales of Arcadia universe, emerges from techno-magic and non-human modes of being. Uncontainability and monstrous and object-mediated transformation define both aesthetic and subject matter. Creaturely humans, humane trolls, porous worlds and malleable realities, as well as magical objects transform that with which they come into contact. Contemporary iterations of established fantasy tropes, particularly the catalytic ‘thing’—offer useful insights into key aspects of posthuman childhood. Objects represent our affective orientation towards the world, and their talismanic quality foregrounds relational potential rather than depositing fixed meaning.

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《阿卡迪亚传说》中的护身符式后人类童年

当代儿童奇幻电视剧《巨魔猎人》（trolllhunters）中概念上的流畅叙事源自《阿卡迪亚故事集》（Tales of Arcadia）的宇宙，源自科技魔法和非人类的存在模式。不可遏制性、怪异和客体中介的转变定义了美学和主题。有生物的人类，有人性的巨魔，多孔的世界和可塑的现实，以及神奇的物体会改变他们接触到的东西。当代已确立的幻想比喻，特别是催化性的“物”，为后人类童年的关键方面提供了有用的见解。物体代表了我们对世界的情感取向，它们的护身符的品质突出了关系的潜力，而不是沉淀了固定的意义。

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Critical Studies in Television FILM, RADIO, TELEVISION-

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期刊介绍： Critical Studies in Television publishes articles that draw together divergent disciplines and different ways of thinking, to promote and advance television as a distinct academic discipline. It welcomes contributions on any aspect of television—production studies and institutional histories, audience and reception studies, theoretical approaches, conceptual paradigms and pedagogical questions. It continues to invite analyses of the compositional principles and aesthetics of texts, as well as contextual matters relating to both contemporary and past productions. CST also features book reviews, dossiers and debates. The journal is scholarly but accessible, dedicated to generating new knowledge and fostering a dynamic intellectual platform for television studies.