Tag Archives: She

Orientalizing the Other

By Robin Bates | Published: October 10, 2024

In my postcolonial lit course, I applied Edward Said’s concept of Orientalism to Haggard’s “She” and Conrad’s “Heart of Darkness.” It’s not pretty.

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How to Analyze Fantasy Projections

By Robin Bates | Published: April 3, 2014

What fantasy means in 15 simple steps.

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What Fictional Fantasy Means

By Robin Bates | Published: January 6, 2011

Having taught British Fantasy Literature for the first time last semester, I need to think back on it before it becomes a distant memory.    By reflecting publicly, I can share some of the insights I gained from the course. Two major things I learned are that (1) fantasy is an oppositional genre—by which I […]

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