In literary and cinematic fictions, the fantastic blurs the lines between reality and fantasy. Lacking a consensus on definition, critics often describe the fantastic as supernatural, or similar to, but quite different from fantasy, science fiction, and magical realism.
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In "Unraveling the Real" Cynthia Duncan provides a new theoretical framework for discussing how the fantastic explores both metaphysical and socially relevant themes in Spanish American fictions. Duncan deftly shows how authors and artists have used this literary genre to convey marginalized voices as well as...
In literary and cinematic fictions, the fantastic blurs the lines between reality and fantasy. Lacking a consensus on definition, critics often des...
First published in 1999, Worlds Apart examined the nature of poverty through the stories of real people in three remote rural areas of the United States: New England, Appalachia, and the Mississippi Delta. In this new edition, Duncan returns to her original research, interviewing some of the same people as well as some new key informants. Duncan provides powerful new insights into the dynamics of poverty, politics, and community change.
"What stories Mil Duncan has to tell In this new edition of her classic Worlds Apart, she offers sage advice about how to begin to...
First published in 1999, Worlds Apart examined the nature of poverty through the stories of real people in three remote rural areas of the Unit...
Focses on poor rural people in poor rural settings within the USA, describing the declining opportunities available in rural areas - including the social, educational and political factors that so often pose barriers to economic advancement.
Focses on poor rural people in poor rural settings within the USA, describing the declining opportunities available in rural areas - including the soc...
