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With its inherent transgressive moment the fantastic allows for an ideal space of the cultural negotiation of political, social and physical boundaries, which should place it at the center of popular cultural research, not as is the case, at its periphery. But the commencing boom of fantastic themes in contemporary media production has facilitated a paradigmatic change in research, prompting a wide interest in the fantastic in all its forms, from fantasy to horror, from fairy tale to science fiction.    This volume addresses this growing interest by reviewing the status of research on the fantastic in Europe so far and by providing a necessary outlook for the future. In the essays current trends, such as the liminality debate, as well as established discourses, as for example on genre theory, are brought together to show interested researchers a network of interdisciplinary (from literary, media and social studies) approaches towards the fantastic.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ -","offer_id":51185896325393,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51185898488081,"sku":"NIN9783110276541","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52481753776401,"sku":"NLS9783110276541","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/3110276542.jpg?v=1751220656"},{"product_id":"fremde-welten-book-lars-schmeink-9783110276558","title":"Fremde Welten","description":"Obwohl die Fantastik (in ihrer umfassenden Definition) immer schon ein Teil unserer Kultur und in ihrer inhärenten Transgressivität ideal für die Verhandlung kultureller, politischer, sozialer und physischer Grenzen geeignet war, besteht bis heute nur eine zögerliche wissenschaftliche Auseinandersetzung mit diesem von den Fachdisziplinen an den Rand gedrängten Bereich der Populärkultur. 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