Othering and exoticism in fantasy with Eliza Chan
Breaking the Glass Slipper: Women in science fiction, fantasy, and horror
English - December 07, 2023 12:00 - 40 minutes - 37 MB - ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsSociety & Culture Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Modern fantasy owes much to J.R.R. Tolkien, including his problematic colonialist views and othering of cultures and races different from his medieval European-inspired setting. Many authors since then have used ‘historical accuracy’ as a defence against a lack of diversity in their similarly inspired settings. But even if we gloss over the fact that this […]
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