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EPISODE · Feb 18, 2013 · 26 MIN

William Alexander on Fantasy and Social Theory

from Office Hours · host Kyle Green

In this episode, we have a conversation with William Alexander. He is slightly different type of social theorist than we normally have on the podcast. Will teaches in the English Department at the Minnesota College of Arts and Design and last November he won the prestigious national book award for his first novel Goblin Secrets […]

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In this episode, we have a conversation with William Alexander [1]. He is slightly different type of social theorist than we normally have on the podcast. Will teaches in the English Department at the Minnesota College of Arts and Design and last November he won the prestigious national book award for his first novel Goblin Secrets [2] and the Earphones Award for narrating his book [3]. Today Will is joining us to discuss the powers and politics of fantasy, and the relationship between fiction and the social world. Download Office Hours #67 [4] [1] http://www.willalex.net/ [2] http://goblinsecrets.com/book.html [3] http://www.amazon.com/Goblin-Secrets/dp/B00A6WIJRS/ref=tmm_aud_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1319382386&sr=8-1 [4] http://files.thesocietypages.org/downloads/OH67_Alexander.mp3

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