UtherDoul9

Hi there Rob! I'm doing the masters this year and I have a bunch of questions, but I'll just begin with this: Do you think this programme will help to question/eradicate the high/low culture dichotomy or will it usher in fantasy to the literary establishment?

Okay, couple of lighter ones now: In which fantasy world would you most like to dwell? How does one cope with the excitement of studying the kinds of texts critics used to dismiss?

Me again (mystery be damned, it's Steven!) Where do you draw the line between fantasy and SF? There are several texts which fit neatly into neither genre category, and as this programme is focussed on fantasy, does the programme risk creating a closed definition of fantasy or will it be open to those liminal texts?

It may come as a surprise, but not everyone who studies at university does so with the sole purpose of seeking employment.

What place does critical theory have in the study of fantasy? Do you approach fantasy texts with the same tools of analysis you would for 'realist" fiction, or do you need to adapt?