Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Politics: Transmedia World-Building Beyond Capitalism - Paperback

by Dan Hassler-Forest (Author)

From Tolkien to Star Trek and from Game of Thrones to The Walking Dead, imaginary worlds in fantastic genres offer highly detailed political worlds beyond capitalism. This book examines the complex ways in which these popular storyworlds offer valuable conceptual tools for anti-capitalist participatory politics.

Author Biography

Dan Hassler-Forest is Assistant Professor of Media and Cultural Studies at Utrecht University.