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Retrospective Queering: LGBTQ Representation in Television Series and Comics

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  3. Asher-Perrin, Emmet (2014), ‘Legend of Korra's finale and the problem with “fan service”’, Tor.com, 22 December, https://www.tor.com/2014/12/22/legend-of-korras-finaleand-the-problem-with-qfan-serviceq/. Accessed 28 October 2021 .
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  12. DiMartino, Michael and Koh, Irene (2018b), The Legend of Korra: Turf Wars: Part Three, Milwaukie, OR: Dark Horse Books.
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  25. Moffet, Chantaelle (2019), ‘Much assembly required: cartoons, comics, and the transmedia quarantining of queer women of color’, MA dissertation, Austin, TX: The University of Texas at Austin.
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  26. Mulvey, Laura (1975), ‘Visual pleasure and narrative cinema’, Screen, 16:3, pp. 6–18.
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  27. Pitre, Jake (2017), ‘Rated Q for queer: The Legend of Korra and the evolution of queer reading’, Red Feather Journal, 8:1, pp. 23–33.
     [Google Scholar]
  28. Qin, Jordan (2021), ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender: The best cartoon for diversity, inclusivity and representation ever’, Hollywood Insider, 6 July, https://www.hollywoodinsider.com/avatar-the-last-airbender-diverity-cartoon/. Accessed 3 September 2021 .
  29. Robinson, Joanna (2014), ‘Legend of Korra creators officially confirm your suspicions about that ending’, Vanity Fair, 22 December, https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2014/12/legend-of-korra-creators-confirm-korrasami-is-canon. Accessed 7 September 2021 .
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  32. Sedgwick, Eve Kosofsky (1997), Novel Gazing: Queer Readings in Fiction, Durham, NC: Duke University Press.
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  33. Shahani, Nishant (2012), Queer Retrosexualities: The Politics of Reparative Return, Bethlehem, PA: Lehigh University Press.
  34. Soloway, Joey (Jill) (2016), ‘The Female Gaze: TIFF Masterclass’, YouTube, 11 September 2016, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnBvppooD9I&t=1452s. Accessed 10 September 2021 .
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  37. The Objective Geek (2019), ‘LGBTQ+ History & Characters in Avatar The Last Airbender & The Legend of Korra & Korrasami Reactions’, YouTube, 28 June, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlcNSshnWLk&t=614s. Accessed 12 September 2021 .
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