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Politics in fantasy media : essays on ideology and gender in fiction, film, television and games /

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"In spite or rather because of their depiction of other worlds allegedly disconnected from our own, these texts are able to actualize political attitudes. Instead of categorizing fantasy either as conservative or progressive, the essays suggest that its generic peculiarity allows the emergence...

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Other Authors: Sedlmayr, Gerold (Editor), Waller, Nicole (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2014]
Subjects:
Fantasy in mass media.
Politics in literature.
Politics in motion pictures.
Englisch.
Fantastische Literatur.
Politik.
Das Fantastische.
Film.
Fernsehen.
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Summary:"In spite or rather because of their depiction of other worlds allegedly disconnected from our own, these texts are able to actualize political attitudes. Instead of categorizing fantasy either as conservative or progressive, the essays suggest that its generic peculiarity allows the emergence of productive forms of oscillation between these extremes"--
Physical Description:vi, 215 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780786495108
0786495103