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Storying species extinction in Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame 《复仇者联盟3:无限战争》和《复仇者联盟4:终局之战》中物种灭绝的故事

Australasian Journal of Popular Culture Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI: 10.1386/ajpc_00067_1

Sophie Dungan

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‘We prefer protégé’: The temporal function of sidekicks in Young Justice and Titans “我们更喜欢门生”：《年轻的正义》和《泰坦》中搭档的时间功能

Australasian Journal of Popular Culture Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI: 10.1386/ajpc_00070_1

Rusty Hatchell

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Superheroes and Nazis: Re-examining the legacy of the Second World War in Eric Kripke’s The Boys 超级英雄与纳粹：在埃里克·克里普克的《男孩们》中重新审视第二次世界大战的遗产

Australasian Journal of Popular Culture Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI: 10.1386/ajpc_00066_1

Abigail Whittall

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‘You don’t feel anything?’ The Cold War, family affect and reproductive politics in Black Widow “你什么感觉都没有？”《黑寡妇》中的冷战、家庭影响与生育政治

Australasian Journal of Popular Culture Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI: 10.1386/ajpc_00068_1

Jena DiMaggio

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Paternalism, performative masculinity and the post-9/11 cowboy in Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy 克里斯托弗·诺兰《黑暗骑士》三部曲中的父权主义、表演性男子气概和9/11后牛仔

Australasian Journal of Popular Culture Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI: 10.1386/ajpc_00069_1

Cathrine Avery

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Using Superheroes and Villains in Counseling and Play Therapy: A Guide for Mental Health Professionals, Lawrence C. Rubin (ed.) (2020) 在咨询和游戏治疗中使用超级英雄和恶棍：心理健康专业人士指南，劳伦斯·C·鲁宾（编辑）（2020）

Australasian Journal of Popular Culture Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI: 10.1386/ajpc_00071_5

Ruth Barratt-Peacock

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‘You’re a refugee, are you not?’ ‘Extraordinary bodies’, monstrous outsiders and US refugee policies in superhero comics “你是个难民，是不是?”超级英雄漫画中的“非凡身体”、怪物外来者和美国难民政策

Australasian Journal of Popular Culture Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI: 10.1386/ajpc_00065_1

Tina Powell

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Re-examining superhero politics in popular culture 重新审视流行文化中的超级英雄政治

Australasian Journal of Popular Culture Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI: 10.1386/ajpc_00064_2

C. Wilson, L. Piatti-Farnell

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The me you see: The creative identity as constructed in music documentaries 你看到的我：音乐纪录片中构建的创作身份

Australasian Journal of Popular Culture Pub Date : 2022-12-01 DOI: 10.1386/ajpc_00048_1

Angelique Nairn

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Othering the ‘bag-lady’: Examining stereotypes of vulnerable and homeless women in popular culture 其他的“流浪女士”:审视大众文化中对弱势和无家可归妇女的刻板印象

Australasian Journal of Popular Culture Pub Date : 2022-12-01 DOI: 10.1386/ajpc_00052_1

Susan Ursula Anne Smith, J. Coghlan

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