Themester

Not despite but because of its otherness, fantasy fiction interrogates reality. Magical worlds operate metaphorically and allegorically, bringing disturbing truths into the light where real histories and systems of oppression can be constructively confronted. Particularly in the last decade, more diverse and justice-minded authors have disrupted Tolkien’s Euro-centric, white-male canon (which always sat uncomfortably between mass-market and literature) to confront systemic racism, sexual violence, colonialism, and other institutionalized form of power. This semester, we will analyze three such bestselling authors – Tomi Adeyemi, Chelsea Abdullah, and Sarah J. Maas – whose secondary worlds bring our own into view.

Instructor: Dr. Miranda Rodak (Department of English)

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