The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction

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Edward James, Farah Mendlesohn
Cambridge University Press, 20 nov 2003 - 328 pagine
Science fiction is at the intersection of numerous fields. It is a literature which draws on popular culture, and which engages in speculation about science, history, and all types of social relations. This volume brings together essays by scholars and practitioners of science fiction, which look at the genre from these different angles. After an introduction to the nature of science fiction, historical chapters trace science fiction from Thomas More to more recent years, including a chapter on film and television. The second section introduces four important critical approaches to science fiction drawing their theoretical inspiration from Marxism, postmodernism, feminism and queer theory. The final and largest section of the book looks at various themes and sub-genres of science fiction. A number of well-known science fiction writers contribute to this volume, including Gwyneth Jones, Ken MacLeod, Brian Stableford Andy Duncan, James Gunn, Joan Slonczewski, and Damien Broderick.
 

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readingscience fiction
Science fiction before the genre
19261960
19601980
Science fiction from1980 tothe present
Film and television MARK BOULD
Marxist theoryand science fiction ISTVAN CSICSERYRONAY
The iconsofscience fiction
Science fiction andthelifesciences
Hard science fiction
Space opera
Alternate history
Politics and sciencefiction
Gender inscience fiction
Race and ethnicity in sciencefiction ELISABETH ANNE LEONARD

Postmodernism and science fiction
Science fiction and queer theory

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