TY - CHAP

T1 - "Everything about him was just perfect. And I fell in love instantly"

T2 - Life and love in welcome to Night Vale

AU - Stobbart, D.

N1 - The final publication is available at Springer via http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-93091-6_2

PY - 2018/8/25

Y1 - 2018/8/25

N2 - Despite, or even because of, its surreal and fantastical characters, Night Vale is an open and accepting place for most of its residents, and using the podcasts and the 2015 novel, this chapter explores Night Vale's ability to accept diversity. Focusing on representations of gender, sexuality, and disability, I show Night Vale to be an open-minded, progressive town, and that the podcast actively endorses attitudes of acceptance and understanding, not only through the actions of the characters affected by these issues, but by the actions of the inhabitants themselves, particularly radio host Cecil, and how they treat each other. © The Author(s) 2018.

AB - Despite, or even because of, its surreal and fantastical characters, Night Vale is an open and accepting place for most of its residents, and using the podcasts and the 2015 novel, this chapter explores Night Vale's ability to accept diversity. Focusing on representations of gender, sexuality, and disability, I show Night Vale to be an open-minded, progressive town, and that the podcast actively endorses attitudes of acceptance and understanding, not only through the actions of the characters affected by these issues, but by the actions of the inhabitants themselves, particularly radio host Cecil, and how they treat each other. © The Author(s) 2018.

KW - Carlos

KW - Cecil

KW - Disability

KW - Diversity

KW - Gender neutrality

KW - Josh Crayton

KW - Megan Wallaby

KW - Racism

KW - Sexuality

KW - Whitewashing

U2 - 10.1007/978-3-319-93091-6_2

DO - 10.1007/978-3-319-93091-6_2

M3 - Chapter

SN - 9783319930909

SP - 23

EP - 34

BT - Critical Approaches to Welcome to Night Vale

A2 - Weinstock, Jeffrey Andrew

PB - Palgrave Pivots

CY - Cham

ER -