 The Literary Fantastic: from Gothic to Postmodernism; Theories of the Fantastic THESIS TOPIC PROPOSAL Institute: University of Szeged literature Doctoral School of Literary and Cultural Studies Thesis supervisor: Anna Kérchy Location of studies (in Hungarian): oktató szobája Abbreviation of location of studies: 3303 Description of the research topic: Exploring fantastic imagination, theories and genres of the literary fantastic (with a focus on comparing the victorian and the postmodern eras) Especially magic realism, nonsense fantasies, fairy tales, children's/ young adult literature of the 19th-21st centuries. Theories of transgression, monstrosity, inter/transmedial dynamics. Imaginative reluctance, Dis/re-enchantment, meta-fantasy. Recommended language skills (in Hungarian): english Number of students who can be accepted: 1 Deadline for application: 2025-03-31 |