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  In Search of Identity: Fanfics, Cosplay and Character Building in 'Adventure Time'

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  Philippe Bédard Concordia University

  January 05, 2015

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  characters live out scenarios that are not possible otherwise. In addition, online fandoms present ... their existence and their importance. Is it possible, then, that Adventure Time is more than just about ...
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  Crossplay vs Genderbend: How cosplayers play with gender

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  SarahAadahl George Mason University

  September 13, 2018

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  a different gender; to present themselves as the gender of the character as seamlessly as possible. The ...
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  “I AM the Doctor”: Polysemic rhetoric and non-traditional audiences in Doctor Who

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  Christopher J. Olson DePaul University

  December 16, 2013

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  Celeste Condit), with identifications and appropriations outside of traditional viewing positions. Texts ...
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  A sword far heavier than any sword has rights to be

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  Ruth Skinner Western University

  December 02, 2022

  Sword is a hybrid symbol of nostalgia (both within and outside of game play), friendship, inheritance, ...