Jewish Fantasy Worldwide

doi:10.5771/9781666926613

Jewish Fantasy Worldwide

Trends in Speculative Stories from Australia to Chile

1. Edition 2023

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doi.org/10.5771/9781666926613
ISBN print: 978-1-6669-2660-6
ISBN online: 978-1-6669-2661-3
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Abstract

Jewish Fantasy Worldwide: Trends in Speculative Stories from Australia to Chile reaches beyond American fiction to reveal a spectrum of Jewish imagination. The chapters in this collection cover speculative works by Jewish artists and about Jewish characters from a broad range of national contexts, including post-Holocaust Europe, the Soviet Union, Israel, South America, French Canada, and the Middle East. The contributors consider various media including novels, short stories, film, YouTube videos, and fanfiction. Essays explore topics ranging from the ancient Jewish kingdom of Khazaria to modern university classes and the revival of Yiddish to the breadth of LGBTQ+ representation. For scholars and fans alike, this collection of essays will provide new perspectives on Jewish presences in speculative fiction around the world.

Schlagworte

Jewish European literature Jewish Fan works Jewish fantasy Jewish science fiction Post-Holocaust Yiddish science fiction

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Preface
- Contents
- Introduction
1–18 Jewish Speculative Fiction in Australia and New Zealand 1–18
19–36 The Wandering Messiah in Alejandro Jodorowsky’s Imaginary Universes 19–36
37–52 When Jews Ruled the Volga 37–52
53–70 Kabbalist Rap 53–70
71–86 Djinn, Hauntings, and Double Consciousness 71–86
87–100 Alternate History and Jewish Anxiety in Philip Roth’s The Plot Against America 87–100
101–120 Leybl Botwinik’s Di Geheyme Shlikhes 101–120
121–136 Ancient Jewish Elements in Twenty-First-Century Alfredian Fanfiction 121–136
137–152 Free Will, Kabbalah, Human Nature, and Messiah 137–152
153–166 Contra Torrentem 153–166
167–184 Motifs of Secrecy, the Hidden and the Unspoken in the Novels of Isaac Asimov and Stanislaw Lem 167–184
185–200 Soviet Science Fiction of the 1960s and Jewishness 185–200
201–224 Seeking a Promised Land 201–224
225–248 Why Are Science Fiction Anthologies Ashkanormative? 225–248
249–268 Writing the Jewish Heroine’s Journey 249–268
269–290 Teaching Jewish Speculative Fiction 269–290
291–292 Conclusion 291–292
293–304 Index 293–304
305–310 About the Editor and Contributors 305–310

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