Lioi Anthony (53 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Clean, sturdy copy with might shelf wear to cover and a very small coffee stain on the fore edge of the pages. Pages look like new.

Condition: New. pp. 240.

Paperback. Condition: New. This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com.Drawing on a wide range of examples from literature, comics, film, television and digital media, Nerd Ecology is the first substantial ecocritical study of nerd culture's engagement with environmental issues. Exploring such works as Star Trek, Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, The Matrix, Joss Whedon's Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Firefly, the fiction of Thomas Pynchon, The Hunger Games, and superhero comics such as Green Lantern and X-Men, Anthony Lioi maps out the development of nerd culture and its intersections with the most fundamental ecocritical themes. In this way Lioi finds in the narratives of unpopular culture - narratives in which marginalised individuals and communities unite to save the planet - the building blocks of a new environmental politics in tune with the concerns of contemporary ecocritical theory and practice.…

Condition: New. pp. 240.

Paperback. Condition: New. Delves into Italian contributions to these genres and what those contributions mean to global Italian cultural and political identity.Diverse and minority populations worldwide have often embraced horror, science fiction, and fantasy narratives as a means of coming to terms with the multigenerational processes of migration and enculturation and of acting in opposition to totalitarian forces everywhere. Italian/American Fantastika explores how works in these genres by and about Italians from Italy, Canada, and the United States provide models for rethinking and refashioning what it means to be Italian in the twenty-first century. This is the first book to examine how Italian ethnic identity intersects with the whole universe of horror, science fiction, and fantasy, from the literary to the popular, and from print to visual media. Written by experts in multiple fields, from art history to film studies, and in an array of writing styles-scholarly, journalistic, personal, activist-this is a book for scholars and general readers interested in genre storytelling, ethnic studies, or the arts and humanities as a whole.…

Condition: New. In.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 226 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Used; Very Good. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine.

Condition: New.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condition: New. Delves into Italian contributions to these genres and what those contributions mean to global Italian cultural and political identity.Diverse and minority populations worldwide have often embraced horror, science fiction, and fantasy narratives as a means of coming to terms with the multigenerational processes of migration and enculturation and of acting in opposition to totalitarian forces everywhere. Italian/American Fantastika explores how works in these genres by and about Italians from Italy, Canada, and the United States provide models for rethinking and refashioning what it means to be Italian in the twenty-first century. This is the first book to examine how Italian ethnic identity intersects with the whole universe of horror, science fiction, and fantasy, from the literary to the popular, and from print to visual media. Written by experts in multiple fields, from art history to film studies, and in an array of writing styles-scholarly, journalistic, personal, activist-this is a book for scholars and general readers interested in genre storytelling, ethnic studies, or the arts and humanities as a whole.…

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: New. This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com.Drawing on a wide range of examples from literature, comics, film, television and digital media, Nerd Ecology is the first substantial ecocritical study of nerd culture's engagement with environmental issues. Exploring such works as Star Trek, Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, The Matrix, Joss Whedon's Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Firefly, the fiction of Thomas Pynchon, The Hunger Games, and superhero comics such as Green Lantern and X-Men, Anthony Lioi maps out the development of nerd culture and its intersections with the most fundamental ecocritical themes. In this way Lioi finds in the narratives of unpopular culture - narratives in which marginalised individuals and communities unite to save the planet - the building blocks of a new environmental politics in tune with the concerns of contemporary ecocritical theory and practice.…

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback. Condition: New. Delves into Italian contributions to these genres and what those contributions mean to global Italian cultural and political identity.Diverse and minority populations worldwide have often embraced horror, science fiction, and fantasy narratives as a means of coming to terms with the multigenerational processes of migration and enculturation and of acting in opposition to totalitarian forces everywhere. Italian/American Fantastika explores how works in these genres by and about Italians from Italy, Canada, and the United States provide models for rethinking and refashioning what it means to be Italian in the twenty-first century. This is the first book to examine how Italian ethnic identity intersects with the whole universe of horror, science fiction, and fantasy, from the literary to the popular, and from print to visual media. Written by experts in multiple fields, from art history to film studies, and in an array of writing styles-scholarly, journalistic, personal, activist-this is a book for scholars and general readers interested in genre storytelling, ethnic studies, or the arts and humanities as a whole.…

Condition: NEW.

Hardback. Condition: New. Delves into Italian contributions to these genres and what those contributions mean to global Italian cultural and political identity.Diverse and minority populations worldwide have often embraced horror, science fiction, and fantasy narratives as a means of coming to terms with the multigenerational processes of migration and enculturation and of acting in opposition to totalitarian forces everywhere. Italian/American Fantastika explores how works in these genres by and about Italians from Italy, Canada, and the United States provide models for rethinking and refashioning what it means to be Italian in the twenty-first century. This is the first book to examine how Italian ethnic identity intersects with the whole universe of horror, science fiction, and fantasy, from the literary to the popular, and from print to visual media. Written by experts in multiple fields, from art history to film studies, and in an array of writing styles-scholarly, journalistic, personal, activist-this is a book for scholars and general readers interested in genre storytelling, ethnic studies, or the arts and humanities as a whole.…

Condition: New.

Condition: New. In.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New. Explores nerd culture's engagement with environmental issues, from Star Trek and Lord of the Rings, to Marvel's X-Men and Joss Whedon's Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Series: Environmental Cultures. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AP; DSA; JFCA; RNA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 519. . 2016. hardcover. . . . . …

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardback. Condition: New. Delves into Italian contributions to these genres and what those contributions mean to global Italian cultural and political identity.Diverse and minority populations worldwide have often embraced horror, science fiction, and fantasy narratives as a means of coming to terms with the multigenerational processes of migration and enculturation and of acting in opposition to totalitarian forces everywhere. Italian/American Fantastika explores how works in these genres by and about Italians from Italy, Canada, and the United States provide models for rethinking and refashioning what it means to be Italian in the twenty-first century. This is the first book to examine how Italian ethnic identity intersects with the whole universe of horror, science fiction, and fantasy, from the literary to the popular, and from print to visual media. Written by experts in multiple fields, from art history to film studies, and in an array of writing styles-scholarly, journalistic, personal, activist-this is a book for scholars and general readers interested in genre storytelling, ethnic studies, or the arts and humanities as a whole.…

Condition: New. Explores nerd culture's engagement with environmental issues, from Star Trek and Lord of the Rings, to Marvel's X-Men and Joss Whedon's Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Series: Environmental Cultures. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AP; DSA; JFCA; RNA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 519. . 2016. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 224 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.