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Othering and exoticism in fantasy with Eliza Chan

Othering and exoticism in fantasy with Eliza Chan

Published 2 years, 10 months ago
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Modern fantasy owes much to J.R.R. Tolkien, including his problematic colonialist views and othering of cultures and races different from his medieval European-inspired setting. Many authors since then have used ‘historical accuracy’ as a defence against a lack of diversity in their similarly inspired settings. But even if we gloss over the fact that this […]

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