Race and Popular Fantasy Literature: Habits of Whiteness by Helen Young (English

Description: Race and Popular Fantasy Literature by Helen Young This book illuminates the racialized nature of twenty-first century Western popular culture by exploring how discourses of race circulate in the Fantasy genre. It examines not only major texts in the genre, but also the impact of franchises, industry, editorial and authorial practices, and fan engagements on race and representation. Approaching Fantasy as a significant element of popular culture, it visits the struggles over race, racism, and white privilege that are enacted within creative works across media and the communities which revolve around them. While scholars of Science Fiction have explored the genres racialized constructs of possible futures, this book is the first examination of Fantasy to take up the topic of race in depth. The books interdisciplinary approach, drawing on Literary, Cultural, Fan, and Whiteness Studies, offers a cultural history of the anxieties which haunt Western popular culture in a century eager to declare itself post-race. The beginnings of the Fantasy genres habits of whiteness in the twentieth century are examined, with an exploration of the continuing impact of older problematic works through franchising, adaptation, and imitation. Young also discusses the major twenty-first century sub-genres which both re-use and subvert Fantasy conventions. The final chapter explores debates and anti-racist praxis in authorial and fan communities. With its multi-pronged approach and innovative methodology, this book is an important and original contribution to studies of race, Fantasy, and twenty-first century popular culture. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Helen Young is an Honorary Associate of the Department of English at the University of Sydney, Australia. Table of Contents Introduction: Re-thinking Genre, Thinking About Race 1. Founding Fantasy: J. R. R. Tolkien and Robert E. Howard 2. Forming Habits: Derivation, Imitation, and Adaptation 3. The Real Middle Ages: Gritty Fantasy 4. Orcs and Otherness: Monsters on Page and Screen 5. Popular Culture Postcolonialism 6. Relocating Roots: Urban Fantasy 7. Breaking Habits and Digital Communication Afterword Details ISBN1138850233 Author Helen Young Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd Series Routledge Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Literature ISBN-10 1138850233 ISBN-13 9781138850231 Format Hardcover Imprint Routledge Subtitle Habits of Whiteness Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Year 2015 DEWEY 809.915 Language English Media Book Short Title RACE & POPULAR FANTASY FICTION Pages 224 Publication Date 2015-09-01 AU Release Date 2015-09-01 NZ Release Date 2015-09-01 UK Release Date 2015-09-01 Illustrations 1 Halftones, black and white; 1 Illustrations, black and white Alternative 9781138547704 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:125328717;

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