Superhero Rhetoric from Exceptionalism to Globalization: Up, Up and ...Abroad examines superhero narratives through the lens of American rhetoric and globalization. Michael Arthur Soares illustrates how deeply intertwined superhero narratives are with American political culture by analyzing, on the one hand, the rhetoric of American exceptionalism and the representation of American presidents in superhero narratives and, on the other, the prevalence of superhero rhetoric in speeches by Ame...

Teaching with Dystopian Text propounds an exchange of spatial to pedagogical practices centered around “Orwellian Spaces,” signaling a new utility for teaching with dystopian texts in secondary education.The volume details the urgency of dystopian texts for secondary students, providing theoretical frameworks, classroom examples and practical research. The function of dystopian texts, such as George Orwell’s 1984, as social and political critique is demonstrated a...

Chasing Aristotle’s “probable impossibilities”, Science Fantasy: Critical Explorations in Fiction and Film scrutinizes science fantasy, a hybrid genre that draws from both science fiction and fantasy. It delves into how science fantasy serves as a medium to shape the present and build a better future through memories and explores uncharted territories where science and imagination intersect. The eleven chapter of this volume challenge preconceptions and invites contemplation on th...

"Inúmeros são os temas abordados pelos autores na presente obra multidisciplinar, abrangendo o universo das tecnologias que podem influenciar direta ou indiretamente a vida de crianças, jovens e nas relações familiares, impondo novos parâmetros para velhos institutos jurídicos, e trazendo para o nosso direito, dentre outros assuntos, o necessário debate sobre o sharenting, cyberbullying, deepfake, deepnude, advergames, bootboxes, deep web, legal frames work, termos "importados" que demanda...

"A obra coletiva "Responsabilidade civil nas relações de consumo", consiste em mais um empreendimento do Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos de Responsabilidade Civil (IBERC), aqui estruturado no sentido de sistematizar e apresentar as discussões mais recentes relativas ao tema. Para tanto, os coordenadores Carlos Edison do Rêgo Monteiro Filho, Guilherme Magalhães Martins, Nelson Rosenvald e Roberta Densa optaram por fracionar o conteúdo de artigos em quatro eixos temáticos. São eles: Responsa...