Fantasy is often condemned as escapist; unsophisticated and superficial. This collection of new essays puts such easy dismissals to the test by examining the ways in which Fantasy narratives present diverse; politically relevant discoursesmdash;gender; race; religion or consumerismmdash;and thereby serve as indicators of their real-world contexts. Through 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. Covered are J.R.R. Tolkienrsquo;s The Lord of the Rings; George R.R. Martinrsquo;s A Song of Ice and Fire sequence; J. K. Rowlingrsquo;s Harry Potter novels; the vampire TV series True Blood; and the dystopian computer game Fallout 3.
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