This special issue begins with the keynote speaker’s presentation by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Züleyha Çetiner Öktem, offering a compelling exploration of mythology, retelling, and the dynamics of mythmaking within the realm of fantasy. Following this engaging opening, the issue features presentations that examine the concept of fantasy through diverse theoretical, literary, and cultural perspectives.
The titles included in this issue are: • Mythology Reimagined: Retelling and Mythmaking • Translation, Discourse, and Representation in Literature • The Fantastic in Comparative Studies • Gender, Power, and Resistance in Fantasy • Fantasy and Poetry • Evolving Fantasy: Escapism and Narrative Change • Dystopia and Temporalities in Fantasy • Fantastic Worlds in Contemporary Media • Power, Trauma, and the Unconscious in Fantasy • Fantasy and Ecocriticism • Fantastic Literature and Gothic • Monstrosity and Monsters • Fantasy and Video Games • Contemporary Fantasy and Cultural Representation • Fantasy and the Self • World-Building and Power Systems in Fantasy • Fantasy in English Romantic Poetry • Fantasy, Evil, and the Other • Identity in Fantastic Literature
Shaped around themes such as myth, imagination, identity, power, and transformation, these presentations invite the reader to rethink the boundaries of fantasy through the lens of literature, culture, and the arts.