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Creatio Fantastica, 2018 The article A Fantastic Crucible: Genological and Cultural Syncretism in Ben Aaronovitch Urban Fantasy Series “Rivers of London” explores generic and cultural syncretism in the eponymous cycle.
Sylwia Borowska-Szerszun
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Organizações & Sociedade, 2022 The aim of the present study is to investigate how the consumption of geek products acts in the identity of individuals who see themselves as members of this urban tribe.
P. Santos +2 more
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Creatio Fantastica, 2018 Non-existent before the late 1980s, in recent years urban fantasy / paranormal romance has become the prevailing form of the monstrous Gothic in popular culture.
Leigh M. McLennon
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“A Little History Here, a Little Hollywood There”: (Counter-) Identifying with the Spanish Fantasy in Carlos Morton’s Rancho Hollywood and Theresa Chavez’s L.A. Real [PDF]
, 2014 Often considered the final conquest and ultimate summation of Manifest Destiny, California holds a unique place in the American imaginary. While the popular mythology of the Spanish fantasy has served to obscure the use of violence and racialized ...
Mohler, Courtney
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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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Financialization of urban development in China: fantasy, fact or somewhere in between?
Regional studies, 2021 It has been widely and persuasively argued that financialization is an ongoing and all-encompassing phenomenon within large swathes of contemporary capitalism.
Yanpeng Jiang, P. Waley
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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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Urban encounters: juxtapositions of difference and the communicative interface of global cities [PDF]
, 2008 This article explores the communicative interface of global cities, especially as it is shaped in the juxtapositions of difference in culturally diverse urban neighbourhoods.
Amin, A. +12 more
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Come to Daddy? Claiming Chris Cunningham for British Art Cinema [PDF]
, 2016 Twenty years after he came to prominence via a series of provocative, ground-breaking music videos, Chris Cunningham remains a troubling, elusive figure within British visual culture.
Adams R. +23 more
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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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