Race and Popular Fantasy Fiction: Habits of Whiteness

by Helen Young

Book Overview

This book illuminates the racialized nature of twenty-first century Western popular culture by exploring how discourses of race circulate in the Fantasy genre. It examines not only major texts in the genre, but also the impact of franchises, industry, editorial and authorial practices, and fan engagements on race and representation. Approaching Fantasy as a significant element of popular culture, it visits the struggles over race, racism, and white...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138850233
• ISBN13: 9781138850231
• Release Date: August 2015
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.2"