Join us for the launch of Kevan's latest book 'The Ecological Imaginary in Literature and Other Media, the Nature of Fantasy' and an opportunity for Q&A with the author himself.
In a time of Climate Emergency is the nature of Fantasy changing to reflect the challenges it presents? Can the blue-sky thinking of the Fantastic provide us with a useful tool for addressing what the United Nations has called ‘the defining crisis of our time’?
This is a timely survey of the environmental aspects of Fantasy, with a unique focus on Fantasy sites and the real-world impact of Fantasy texts across media.
From Gilgamesh to Gawain and the Green Knight, the Brothers Grimm to Grimdark, the natural world has provided the backdrop for Fantasy since its earliest iterations. The playgrounds of childhood are often a writer’s first Fantasy landscape and can develop into fully-fledged storyworlds. Do readers of Fantasy seek out the genre for a taste of this unsullied environment? Is it nostalgia for the lost Edens of childhood; a way to escape; or to find resilience and inspiration?
Location
Address: Arts University Bournemouth, Fern Barrow, Wallisdown, Poole, BH12 5HH.
This event will take place in lecture theatre B001. There'll be signage to direct you to the room from AUB's main car park – look out for the A-frames.
Alternatively, you can familiarise yourself with our campus and the location of the room before you arrive using our MazeMap. Or, view the walking route from the car park on Google Maps.
Getting to AUB
There is free parking available at AUB, or alternatively you can easily reach our campus by public transport (Morebus routes 6, 6a, 15, 17 and 36, as well as UniBus routes U1, U2, U3 and U4).
