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CANNIBAL CITIES: MONSTROUS URBAN BODIES IN CONTEMPORARY FANTASY
REDISCO – Revista Eletrônica de Estudos do Discurso e do Corpo, 1970 This paper discusses the literalization of the metaphor of the body politic in contemporary urban fantasy. The body politic is one of the master tropes through which urban experience has been traditionally represented in literature, political discourse, and social studies.
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Addiction, EarlyView.Abstract Background and aims The intentional use of psychoactive substances to enhance sexual experiences, known as chemsex, is associated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission, psychological distress and social isolation among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM).
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Norman and Nietzsche: The Political Project of Lindsay's The Magic Pudding
Australian Journal of Politics &History, EarlyView.Australian artist and writer Norman Lindsay (1879–1969) wrote 11 novels and two children's books, one of which—The Magic Pudding first published in 1918—remains a national classic. This article argues that readers and critics have long misunderstood Lindsay's intention in writing this lengthy cartoon‐story about the adventures of Bunyip Bluegum in ...
John Uhr
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On 3‐MMC: A Cathinone I Have Come to Know and Love
Anthropology of Consciousness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article attempts to complicate the mythology of a compound in a state of becoming. I will trace lightly its origins as a cultural disruptor and how I am implicated in this imperative. Introducing you to 3‐MMC will require multiple modes of storytelling and taking of liberties, drawing on literature reviews, practice‐based research, prose,
Carmen Ostrander
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‘Back to the Real London’; or Mapping the City of the Past in Gaiman’s Neverwhere
Fafnir, 2017 Neil Gaiman’s acclaimed novel Neverwhere belongs to the rapidly growing sub-genre of urban fantasy. Set in 20th century London, the novel evokes fantastical and supernatural elements to paint the history of the city and encompasses its historic memory ...
Chen F. Michaeli
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WhateverUsing Seanan McGuire’s October “Toby” Daye urban fantasy series as a case study, this essay examines the kinship legacies crafted by the supernatural women of the medieval Arthurian romance tradition as they are perpetuated and reclaimed by female ...
Eyan Birt
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Child &Family Social Work, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article presents the findings of a small‐scale qualitative study exploring the experiences of Foster Carers looking after unaccompanied asylum‐seeking children (UASC) who are identified or suspected victims of child trafficking (‘UASTC’—unaccompanied asylum‐seeking and trafficked children).
Rosie Galbraith
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Italo Calvino e le città invisibili tra letteratura e sociologia urbana
Fuori LuogoIn his novel Invisible Cities (1972), Italo Calvino, the well-known Italian writer (1923-1985), creates a fascinating and complex urban world that, beyond its narrative and fable-like character, offers a view of remarkable interest to urban ...
Marxiano Melotti
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Miejsce akcji czy bohater? Miasto w powieściach urban fantasy
, 2023 Setting or protagonist? The city in urban fantasy novels A city is the default setting for urban fantasy novels. The genre is based in its definition on the clash of the fantastic world with the real world (embodied by the city), which renders both realities more distinct and interesting.
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Demon girl power: Regimes of form and force in videogames primal and Buffy the Vampire Slayer [PDF]
, 2005 'There's nothing like a spot of demon slaughter to make a girl's night'. Since the phenomenal success of the Tomb Raider (1996) videogame series a range of other videogames have used carefully branded animated female avatars.
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