Folk Media and Decolonizing Art Education advances a critique of conventional multicultural art education by centering folk media as a site of epistemic resistance and pedagogical transformation. The book argues that multicultural frameworks often reproduce liberal inclusion without dismantling colonial hierarchies and develops an intersectional, decolonial methodology attentive to race, caste, class, gender, indigeneity, and geopolitics.This book provides readers with act...

From the beginning, the superhero genre has revolved around narratives of transformation. Through traumatic experiences, physical disabilities evolve into super strength and invulnerability; mental disabilities grant telekinesis and foresight. Characters considered “outsiders” are tasked with lead roles in saving the world. All of these attributes appeal to the marginalized fan. Yet, the default fan is often assumed to be white, Anglo-American, and able-bodied.Decolonizing Medi...

Asian Celebrity Cultures in the Digital Age represents the first comprehensive study on the transformations of celebrity cultures in increasingly globalised and digitalised Asian societies. It discusses relations between Asian celebrities and digital media across emerging phenomena in celebrity practices, cultures, politics, fandom, and economies. Highlighting original case studies from prominent Asian societies, including India, China, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Singapore, Vietn...