The Postnational Fantasy

In twelve critical and interdisciplinary essays, this text examines the relationship between the fantastic in novels, movies and video games and real-world debates about nationalism, globalization and cosmopolitanism. Topics covered include science fiction and postcolonialism, issues of ethnicity, nation and transnational discourse. Altogether, these essays chart a new discursive space, where postcolonial theory and science fiction and fantasy studies work cooperatively to expand our understanding of the fantastic, while simultaneously expanding the scope of postcolonial discussions

Aesthetics · Art · Cosmopolitanism · Fantasy · Fiction theory · Globalization · Literary criticism · Literary fiction · Literature · Media studies · Nationalism · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Techno-thriller · Digital Games and Media · Gender Studies · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Utopian, Dystopian, and Speculative Fiction · Cosmopolitanism in literature · fantasy fiction · Fantasy fiction, history and criticism · Globalization in literature · History and criticism · Postcolonialism in literature · Science fiction · Science fiction, history and criticism