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Science Fiction is a fascinating and comprehensive introduction to one of the most popular areas of modern culture. This second edition reflects how the field is rapidly changing in both its practice and its critical reception. With an entirely new conclusion and all other chapters fully reworked and updated, this volume includes: a concise history of science fiction and the ways in which the genre has been used and defined explanations of key concepts in Science Fiction criticism and theory through chapters such as Gender, Race, Technology and Metaphor examines the interactions between Science Fiction and Science Fact anchors each chapter with a case study drawn from short story, book or film, from Frank Herbert’s Dune to Star Wars, from The Left Hand of Darkness to Neuromancer. Introducing the reader to nineteenth-century, Pulp, Golden Age, New Wave, Feminist and Cyberpunk science fictions, this is the essential contemporary guide to a major cultural movement.
Key Findings
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It analyzes interactions between science fiction and scientific fact through literary and cinematic case studies.
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It presents a concise history of science fiction and examines how the genre has been defined and used over time.
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The book explains key concepts in science-fiction criticism and theory, including gender, race, technology, and metaphor.
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The second edition provides an updated, comprehensive introduction to science fiction as a major modern cultural movement.
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The volume surveys major traditions including nineteenth-century, Pulp, Golden Age, New Wave, Feminist, and Cyberpunk science fiction.
Research Object
science fiction as a literary and cultural genre
Research Subject
its history, critical concepts, theoretical interpretation, and interactions with science fact
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2006-06-19
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