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Henry Jenkins offers an insightful 5 point reading of Avatar:

Science Fiction as Visual Spectacle
Science Fiction as World Building
Science Fiction as Allegory
Science Fiction as Speculative Fiction
Science Fiction as Melodrama

Without rehashing earlier posts on this blog, I agree with the first two and have heard many of my digitally creative friends make similar arguments.

I don't find Jenkins' argument re. allegory convincing given Daniel Heath Justice's counter view on Avatar's use of colonial stereotypes, which I posted a few weeks back.

(read here: http://firstpeoplesnewdirections.org/blog/?p=169).

Our different responses to the allegorical content leaves me also unconvinced of the last two points, but great to have Jenkins weigh in! I will mull over these last points.

 

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