Jewish Fantasy Worldwide

Valerie Estelle Frankel teaches at Mission College and San Jose City College.

• Chapter 1. Jewish Speculative Fiction in Australia and New ZealandGillian Polack and Bettina Burger Chapter 2. The Wandering Messiah in Alejandro Jodorowsky's Imaginary UniversesHenri-Simon Blanc-Hoang Chapter 3. When Jews Ruled the Volga: Exploring the Novels of the KhazarsSteven B. Frankel Chapter 4. Kabbalist Rap: A Love Song for the Torah in Victoria Hanna’s Music Video ???????Katharina Hadassah WendlChapter 5. Djinn, Hauntings, and Double Consciousness: An Exploration of Mizrahi Magical RealismValerie Estelle Frankel Chapter 6. Alternate History and Jewish Anxiety in Philip Roth’s The Plot Against AmericaIlana Goldstein Chapter 7. Leybl Botwinik’s Di Geheyme Shlikhes: A Groundbreaking Yiddish Science-Fiction NovelStephen M. Cohen Chapter 8. Ancient Jewish Elements in 21st Century Alfredian FanfictionMartine MussiesChapter 9. Free Will, Kabbalah, Human Nature, and Messiah: Chaim Cigan’s Time Cruise via Parallel Histories and IdentitiesMichaela Weiss Chapter 10. Contra T

These elucidations map out the true limits of the Jewish diaspora, which are also the limits of our imagination.