{"product_id":"totally-radical-ian-boucher-9781496864161","title":"Totally Radical: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Environmental Justice","description":"In \u003ci\u003eTotally Radical: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Environmental Justice\u003c\/i\u003e, Ian Boucher explores how the half-shell heroes rose to become representatives for a generation confronting pollution and climate concerns. First self-published in 1984 and quickly exploding into comics, cartoons, toys, and blockbuster films, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were themselves products of human-made environmental disaster. Their origin story--mutation by toxic ooze--placed them at the heart of late-twentieth-century anxieties about contamination, industrial waste, and ecological collapse. The Turtles' amalgamation of influences made them a unique reflection of environmental justice in a green media ecosystem. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eTotally Radical\u003c\/i\u003e, Boucher traces how \"Turtlemania\" paralleled environmental politics in the United States and compared with the largest group of millennials elected to the House of Representatives in 2018. Drawing on comics, television episodes, films, political rhetoric, and more, Boucher shows how the TMNT radically revealed America's struggles with environmental justice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis case study illuminates how a pop-culture phenomenon factored in the public conversation and remains a lens for understanding the connections between media and politics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ian Boucher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1496864166\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781496864161\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Mississippi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Ian Boucher","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48874567336191,"sku":"9781496864161","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/totally-radical-ian-boucher-9781496864161","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}