{"id":8,"date":"2020-08-21T07:30:03","date_gmt":"2020-08-21T07:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2025-10-01T17:46:18","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T17:46:18","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the  blog of the Centre for Fantasy and the Fantastic (CFF), at the University of Glasgow<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Centre&#8217;s main website can be found here:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gla.ac.uk\/schools\/critical\/research\/researchcentresandnetworks\/fantasyatglasgow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.gla.ac.uk\/schools\/critical\/research\/researchcentresandnetworks\/fantasyatglasgow\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"495\" src=\"https:\/\/fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/cropped-fantasy_header_lrg_yt2-1024x495.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/cropped-fantasy_header_lrg_yt2-1024x495.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/cropped-fantasy_header_lrg_yt2-300x145.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/cropped-fantasy_header_lrg_yt2-768x371.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/cropped-fantasy_header_lrg_yt2-1536x743.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/cropped-fantasy_header_lrg_yt2.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The main website contains information about the Centre&#8217;s remit and aims, its Core and extended team, its postgraduate researcher members, our annual postgraduate conference, GIFCon (Glasgow International Fantasy Conversations), an archive of past events, announcements about forthcoming events, and much else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Join the CFF Mailing List<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you would like to hear from the Centre via e-mail with news about upcoming events and other activities or opportunities, please subscribe to our mailing list by sending an email in this format:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TO: sympa@lists.cent.gla.ac.uk<br>SUBJECT: subscribe arts-fantasy<br>EMAIL BODY: leave empty \/ blank<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can unsubscribe with the subject line &#8216;unsubscribe arts-fantasy&#8217;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">CFF on Social Media<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Follow us on Twitter &#8211;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UofGFantasy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UofGFantasy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Follow us on Facebook &#8211;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UofGFantasy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UofG Fantasy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Join our Facebook group &#8211;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/1084182498274206\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UofG Fantasy Facebook Group<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Follow on Instagram &#8211;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/uofgfantasy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UofG Fantasy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Follow us on YouTube &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCv3mkKQUDyZ_OcP-uLqJTMA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Centre for Fantasy and the Fantastic<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">CFF on Discord<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Centre for Fantasy and the Fantastic Discord Server &#8211; join&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/discord.gg\/TYAvdfP6fd\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anyone is welcome to join discussions about works of fantasy\/the fantastic, our events, and share relevant news and opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our Discord Reading Groups are also open to everyone:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Intersectional Fantastika Reading Group &#8211; join\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/discord.gg\/8YQWmc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fantasy Horror Reading Group &#8211; 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