| SES # | TOPICS | READINGS |
|---|---|---|
| Week 1: Why do we love fantasy? | ||
| 1 | Why do we love fantasy? Why is it one of the most popular and enduring genres across platforms? | No assigned readings |
| Week 2: Foundations of Mythos | ||
| 2 | Carl Jung and Joseph Campbell |
Transpersonal Pioneers: Carl Jung. Sofia University.
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| 3 | Campbell, Jung, and Gaimen |
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| Week 3: Arthur and the Ur-Mythos | ||
| 4 | Concept of the Central Mythos and the Matter of Kingship | No assigned readings |
| 5 | Within and Byond the Mythos (Tolkien, Martin, etc.) | No assigned readings |
| Week 4: Using Mythos | ||
| 6 | Alternative views of Mythos |
Bradley, Marion Zimmer. The Mists of Avalon. Del Ray, 1984. ISBN: 9780345350497. [Preview with Google Books] |
| 7 | Exercises | Listen to the following songs on YouTube:
Group 1:
Group 2:
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| Week 5: Fantasyland! | ||
| 8 | Warping our world |
Bring to class:
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| 9 | Fantasyland world building, cliché's and cultures | No assigned readings |
| Week 6: Fantastyland! cont. | ||
| 10 | Fantasyland 201—Not your Medieval World! Urban, Dark, and Gaslight |
Powers, Tim. Expiration Date. Gollancz, 2015. ISBN: 9781473211988. |
| Week 7: Magic | ||
| 11 | Playing by the Rules | No assigned readings |
| 12 | The World and Its Magic | No assigned readings |
| Week 8: Magic cont. | ||
| 13 | Magic changes History |
Novik, Naomi. His Majesty's Dragon (Temeraire, Book 1). Reissue edition. Del Ray, 2006. ISBN: 9780345481283. [Preview with Google Books] |
| 14 | Multiplicity | No assigned readings |
| Weeks 9–13: Workshops | ||
| 15–23 | Workshop | No assigned readings |
| Week 14: Mostly Workshop | ||
| 24 | Workshop | No assigned readings |
| 25 | Special Topics/Discussion | No assigned readings |
| Week 15: Finis | ||
| 26 | More discussion of the professional world; other related areas: horror, romantic fantasy, etc. | No assigned readings |

