Category Archives: fantasy

Call for Papers: Current Research in Speculative Fiction (CRSF) Conference

January 30th, 2013 | Posted in call for papers, conference, fantasy, horror, science fiction

Current Research in Speculative Fiction (CRSF) Conference Monday 17th June 2013 at the University of Liverpool Keynote Lectures from: Pat Cadigan (Double Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning Author) and Dr. Peter Wright (Edge Hill University) Now in its third year, CRSF is a one day postgraduate conference designed to promote the research of speculative fictions, including […]

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Emily McAvan and The Postmodern Sacred

October 11th, 2012 | Posted in fantasy, postmodernism, sacred, science fiction, spirituality

This is a volume I’ve been looking forward to. I enjoyed Emily McAvan’s thesis, summarized in an issue of the Journal of Religion and Popular Culture, and have referenced it in this blog’s About TheoFantastique page. MacAvan is one of a number of exciting women scholars working in religion and pop culture, such as Danielle […]

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Ray Harryhausen – Master of the Majicks, Vol. 1 available for pre-order

August 17th, 2012 | Posted in fantasy, Ray Harryhausen, stop-motion animation

Ray Harryhausen – Master of the Majicks, Vol. 1 is now available for pre-order. If I could afford it, these volumes would be in my library, and should be in those of every serious Harryhausen, stop-motion animation, and fantasy fan. Ray Harryhausen – Master of the Majicks Volume 1: Beginnings and Endings by Mike Hankin […]

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Forthcoming Dungeons & Dragons Documentary

August 15th, 2012 | Posted in Dungeons & Dragons, fan cultures, fantasy, fantasy role playing games, geek cultures

Dungeons and Dragons is one of the most influential, and controversial games of the 20th century. A forthcoming film aims to tell the story in Dungeons & Dragons: A Documentary, produced by Andrew Pascal, Anthony Savini, and James Sprattley. See the story on the film and some background on D&D in an essay in WIRED […]

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Batman and Psychology: Podcast Interview with Travis Langley

July 27th, 2012 | Posted in Batman, Comic Con, comics, fantasy, podcast, psychoanalysis

Within moments of the Aurora, Colorado shooting at the premiere of The Dark Knight Rises, media speculation began as to alleged causes in popular culture that may have helped lead to this event. Some of the causes included aspects of fantastic popular culture, including The Dark Knight Rises, Batman, and dark fantasy films. But are […]

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Menstruation as Heroine’s Journey in Pan’s Labyrinth

July 11th, 2012 | Posted in fantasy, Guillermo del Toro, Pan's Labyrinth

There is an essay in the Journal of Religion & Film worth checking out in Volume 16, Issue 1 (April 2012). It is by Richard Lindsay, and the title is “Menstruation as Heroine’s Journey in Pan’s Labyrinth.” Lindsay’s article considers the myth of Pan’s Labyrinth through the lens of Joseph Campbell’s mythology, but one that […]

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Super Bowl XLVI Commercials of the Fantastic

February 5th, 2012 | Posted in fantasy, horror, television, Uncategorized

The intersection of the fantastic and popular culture was evident at the Super Bowl with the following commercials:

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Regina Hansen: Roman Catholicism in Fantastic Film

December 5th, 2011 | Posted in fantasy, horror, Roman Catholicism

Some recent research for new sources of material led me to the volume Roman Catholicism in Fantastic Film: Essays on Belief, Spectacle, Ritual and Imagery (McFarland, 2011), edited by Regina Hansen. Hansen is is a senior lecturer at Boston University College of General Studies. This volume provides a helpful consideration of the important influences and […]

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International Academic Conference on Cultural Influence of Harry Potter

June 5th, 2011 | Posted in call for papers, conference, fantasy, Harry Potter

A call for papers from the Academic Study Magic list. ‘Magic is Might 2012’ : 23-24 July 2012, University of Limerick, Ireland An International Academic Conference Exploring the Cultural Influence of the Harry Potter Books and Films Hosted by the University of Limerick Department of Sociology in collaboration with the UL Interaction Design Centre, Dept. […]

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Avril Hannah-Jones on Faith and Fantasy: Behind the Scenes in the Church of Latter-Day Geeks

May 1st, 2011 | Posted in Christianity, fantasy, geek cultures, science fiction, The Inklings

In a recent post I commented on an Australian news item that went global, along with a certain level of controversy, as Pastor Avril Hannah-Jones combined her love for science fiction and fantasy with a service in her local church. Now that the controversy has died down, and her busy Easter service is behind her, […]

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