UID:
almafu_9959696084902883
Umfang:
1 online resource (xxvii, 295 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
1-107-48580-0
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0-511-07829-3
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1-280-16288-0
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0-511-07672-X
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0-511-20466-3
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0-511-99880-5
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0-511-12080-X
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0-511-32637-8
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0-511-07518-9
Serie:
Cambridge companions to literature
Inhalt:
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.
Anmerkung:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Nov 2015).
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Reading science fiction /
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Science fiction before the genre /
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Magazine era : 1926-1960 /
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New Wave and backwash : 1960-1980 /
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Science fiction from 1980 to the present /
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Film and television /
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Science fiction and its editors /
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Marxist theory and science fiction /
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Feminist theory and science fiction /
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Postmodernism and science fiction /
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Science fiction and queer theory /
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Icons of science fiction /
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Science fiction and the life sciences /
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Hard science fiction /
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Space opera /
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Alternate history /
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Utopias and anti-utopias /
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Politics and science fiction /
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Gender in science fiction /
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Race and ethnicity in science fiction /
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Religion and science fiction /
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 0-521-81626-2
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 0-521-01657-6
Sprache:
Englisch
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