ERC Starting Grant · 2025
Studying Imaginative Otherworlds: Chinese Fantasy Fiction, Literary Politics, and Media Creativity
Fantasy fiction is one of the most understudied areas in in the field of contemporary Chinese literature, a gap that is particularly striking given the current popularity of genres such as Eastern fantasy, science fiction, and silk punk. Over the past two decades, Chinese fantasy fiction has undergone both a quantitative surge and a qualitative transformation, evolving from a niche youth subculture into a fixture of everyday cultural life. The popularity of fantasy fiction reflects not only its mass market appeal, but also its importance in mediating contemporary debates. As a result, fantasy fiction has become a central focus of China’s soft power ambitions, but also one of the most…
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