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  High School for Superheroes and Sidekicks

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  Eleanor Huntington University of Southern California

  December 15, 2014

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  and Jetstream, Will Stronghold begins his first day of high school in a state of panic. Unbeknownst to ...
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  Can the Sidekick Protest? The Dissonant Sidekick and the Limits of Representing Difference in Contemporary Media

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  Jeff Casey University of Wisconsin-Madison

  December 16, 2014

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  Can the Sidekick Protest? The Dissonant Sidekick and the Limits of Representing Difference in Contemporary Media gender genre homosocial frienship homosociality Race and Representation sidekicks whiteness Curator's Note Gore Verbinski’s The Lone Rang ...
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  Heroes, Sidekicks, and Powerful Love

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  Lisa Perks Nazareth College

  December 17, 2014

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  Heroes, Sidekicks, and Powerful Love Star Wars sidekicks love Lord of the Rings Heroes harry potter Curator's Note The word sidekick connotes unequal power relations: sidekicks are a hero’s support staff, his or her assistants. A closer analysis of t ...