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THE CITY TOPOS AS A SUBJECT IN THE GENRE OF URBAN FANTASY

Bulletin of Toraighyrov University Philology series
This article is devoted to the study of the urban fantasy genre, in which the city acts not merely as a backdrop but as an active subject of the narrative, influencing the plot and character development.
C. K. Baran, M. Amangazykyzy, M. S. Orazbek, A. A. Gilea   +3 more
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African urban fantasies: dreams or nightmares?

Environment and Urbanization, 2013
Labelled as the “last frontier” for international property development, sub-Saharan Africa’s larger cities are currently being revisioned in the image of cities such as Dubai, Shanghai and Singapore, which claim top positions in the world-class city leagues.
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Governance Challenges in African Urban Fantasies

2020
Satellite settlements are recently booming around major African cities, often as comprehensively planned and self-contained new towns. These large-scale projects are influenced by the visions of global, smart, and sustainable cities, and are funded largely through international real estate investments aimed at the middle- and upper-income markets.
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Fantasies of urban futures

2018
This chapter examines the origins of the post-war Plans as a means to interrogate a number of historical stereotypes about Britain after the Second World War. In 1945 Hull and Manchester, in common with many other British towns and cities, produced comprehensive, detailed redevelopment plans.
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'Maisha yetu ya kila siku kama vile movie': Fantasy, desire and urban space in Tanzanian music videos

, 2019
An explosion of creative practices in music, film and video production followed the liberalization of the Tanzanian media in the early 1990s. Concerned about cultural imperialism, Tanzania's first president Julius Nyerere had resisted allowing television
D. Kerr
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The Tsar-tree: An Urban Fantasy

Soviet Studies in Literature, 1986
It seems to me that in a discussion of the city and literature, it is appropriate to recall the name of V. I. Vernadskii and his idea of the noosphere, which somehow has something in common with the subject of the UNESCO conference. After all, the city is a kind of visible symbol of the earth's new "thinking layer." But in speaking of what exists and ...
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Fantasy as a Peripheral Modernism: Uneven Development in Charles de Lint's Urban Fantasy

2016
Modern fantasy must be analyzed as a modernist literature that posits a critical gesture of refusal of the conditions of modernity. As a form of irrealism, a category that includes Gothic and magic realism, fantasy claims to represent a deeper realism even if it uses non-realist techniques to do so.
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African urban fantasies: past lessons and emerging realities

Environment and Urbanization, 2014
This paper responds to Vanessa Watson’s article on the inappropriate urban development plans that are increasingly common in sub-Saharan Africa as governments seek to make their cities “world class”. It describes how the government of Angola has been able to use financing from Chinese credit facilities to build prestige projects that include support ...
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The ethics of urban and epic Russian fantasy

Canadian Slavonic Papers, 2018
ABSTRACTMoral paradigms are fundamental to most works of fantasy fiction. Two moral standpoints dominate recent Russian fantasy fiction and film: individualism and collectivism.
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Prizes for Fantasy: The Role of the Urban Awards Industry in Validating Greenfield Eco-Cities

Social Science Research Network, 2023
E. Avery, S. Moser
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