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Creatio Fantastica, 2018 It is not a coincidence that urban fantasy is being identified with modern, futuristic metropolises. On its streets, two worlds are juxtaposed: the real and the magical.
Konrad Zielonka
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Nature vs. “Reality” in Fantasy Fiction: The Potential for Ecocritical Imaginings
Gaziantep Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 2021 Despite being prominently associated with its supernatural qualities, nature also features prominently in fantasy fiction, an aspect of the genre that is often overlooked.
Reyyan Bal
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Magia, miłość, miasto. Prolegomena do źródeł popularności urban fantasy [PDF]
, 2023 The urban fantasy genre is currently receiving increasing attention from audiences and researchers. One of the factors contributing to this is the growing reception of fantasy per se.
Szymczak-Maciejczyk, Barbara
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Human-Elf Marriage as Formula in Popular Fantasy
Jurnal Poetika, 2023 Understanding how stories of human-elf marriages are portrayed is very crucial because such stories can influence the public’s opinion regarding people who claim to have such relationships. Therefore, a study on human-elf marriage as a formula in popular
Mahardhika Kusumo Simbolon
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Extending hot authentication: Imagining fantasy space
, 2021 Fantasy fiction inspires many tourists to seek out and explore sites associated with the originality and inspiration of the production of texts. This paper investigates how both tourists and tourism providers infuse their authentication of urban legends ...
Lovell, J., Thurgill, J.
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The urban soundscape in sci-fi cinema
Urbis et Orbis: Mikroistoriâ i Semiotika Goroda, 2022 This topic of the city has attracted sustained interest in film studies. However, when discussing the soundtrack of contemporary films, the specifics of urban soundscape representation in such genres as horror and science fiction, in which exactly the ...
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The real lives of urban fantasies [PDF]
Environment and Urbanization, 2013 This paper is a response to and a commentary on Vanessa Watson’s paper on “African urban fantasies” in this issue of the Journal, which analyzes new urban master plans developed by international architectural firms and property development companies for many cities in sub-Saharan Africa. Taking Watson’s argument as an opportunity to think about current
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Sisters in Arms: A Creative Study of Queer Female Protagonists in Urban Fantasy Fiction [PDF]
Sisters in Arms: A Creative Study of Queer Female Protagonists in Urban Fantasy Fiction is a creative practice-based research project which explores the nature of queerness in relation to genre, place, and characters. In the critical analysis of my novel,
Hopkins, L.
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A Theory towards a Built-in-Variety in Museum Design: The "Capriccio Museum"
Prostor, 2023 The paper presents an excerpt from the extensive research on various museal spaces throughout human history. By re-evaluating the imaginative procedures involved in conceiving those spaces, the research in its broadest scope asks: how do we map, rethink ...
Meri Batakoja
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, 2021 I curated a day's worth of activity to the Film Festival "Canterbury AniFest" as part of my work as the co-founder/organiser of Fantasy-Animation.org. As part of the online-only arrangement this year, Fantasy/Animation provided attendees with a curated ...
Sergeant, A.
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