Browsing by Author "Elder, Matthew J."

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Magic as a Tool of Social Construction: Cultural and Gender Identity in Contemporary Fantasy

Elder, Matthew J. (University of Waikato, 2015)

Contemporary fantasy is a genre that exists outside the boundaries of what consensus society constructs as socially normative. It re-appropriates and subverts facets of reality in order to place the reader in a position ...
Speaking Through Sacrifice: Rhetorical and Social Functions of Sacrifice within Long-Form Contemporary Fantasy Literature

Elder, Matthew J. (The University of Waikato, 2021)

Long-form contemporary fantasy narratives present the opportunity for readers to immerse themselves in worlds both different from and resonant with our own. These narratives are fundamentally invested in questions of how ...