Fantasy is often perceived as an escapist illusion that hinders our engagement with reality, but this overlooks its imaginative potential. How is fantasy structured and what roles does it serve? What can it teach us about ourselves, our relationships, and our construction of reality? Can fantasy be political? We re-assess fantasy, drawing on philosophy, psychoanalysis, and art.
Speakers
• 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮 𝗕𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗮, Research Fellow in Philosophy, University of Hertfordshire
• 𝗝𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝗵𝗮𝗴𝗵𝗲𝗴𝗵, Associate Professor of Comparative Literature, Babson College
• 𝗔𝗱𝗮𝗺 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘀, Science Fiction and Fantasy Author & Professor of Nineteenth-Century Literature, RHUL
Chair
• 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀, Fellow, Forum for Philosophy & Senior Lecturer in Comparative Literature and Thought, RHUL
Recorded on 25 May 2021
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