Overview
- Uses fantasy movies or movie series and television series to explain political and international relations concepts
- Begins with an overview of the importance of fantasy in the literature
- Presents the political, IR, and social issues in each franchise
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book uses several fantasy movies or movie series and television series to explain political and international relations (IR) concepts and theories. It begins with an overview of the importance of fantasy in literature, film and television, and its increasing impact on the field of International Relations. It then presents the political, IR, and social issues in each franchise, and in five chapters uses these tales’ key story arcs or plot points to illustrate major political and IR themes. The volume pays particular attention to such fantasy franchises as Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones, the Harry Potter films, recent fairytale and children’s stories, and female-led fantasy projects.
Reviews
“I have always been intrigued by how fantasy movies create an exotic world unlike our own yet seem to reflect the society and politics of our own time. These stories are a broad canvas on which authors and filmmakers weave amazing yarns that express our fondest hopes and greatest fears. This book is one of the best studies of fantasy films and television and their expression of political ideas. I was particularly struck by the author’s illustration of the changing roles of women and girls in many of these stories, as female empowerment recently has become a major theme of fantasy projects. You can learn much about both fantasy stories and politics. Buy this book.” (Barry Pollick, Okinawa University, Japan)
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Joel R. Campbell is Associate Professor of political science at Troy University. He teaches in the Masters of Science in International Relations (MSIR) program in Troy's Pacific Region (Japan and Korea). He has taught at three Japanese universities, including Kansai Gaidai University in Osaka, and three Korean universities, most notably Kyung Hee University in Seoul. He has published various articles on the political systems, political economy, the science and technology policy of Japan, China, and South Korea, as well as film and politics. His previous books were about Korean science and technology policy, science fiction movies/television and politics, and genre movies/television and politics.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Politics and International Relations of Fantasy Films and Television
Book Subtitle: To Win or Die
Authors: Joel R. Campbell
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-24239-7
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-24238-0Published: 10 February 2023
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-24241-0Published: 10 February 2024
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-24239-7Published: 09 February 2023
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 274
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: International Relations Theory, International Security Studies, Military and Defence Studies