Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy: Science Fiction and the Prediction of the Future (PDF)
Essays on Foresight and Fallacy
(Sprache: Englisch)
Science fiction has always challenged readers with depictions of the future. Can the genre actually provide glimpses of the world of tomorrow? This collection of fifteen international and interdisciplinary essays examines the genre's predictions and breaks...
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Science fiction has always challenged readers with depictions of the future. Can the genre actually provide glimpses of the world of tomorrow? This collection of fifteen international and interdisciplinary essays examines the genre's predictions and breaks new ground by considering the prophetic functions of science fiction films as well as SF literature. Among the texts and topics examined are classic stories by Murray Leinster, C. L. Moore, and Cordwainer Smith; 2001: A Space Odyssey and its sequels, Japanese anime and Hong Kong cinema; and electronic fiction.
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Gary Westfahl retired from the University of California, Riverside, now teaches at the University of La Verne. A prolific writer and editor, he earned the Science Fiction Research Association's Pilgrim Award for his lifetime contributions to science fiction and fantasy scholarship. He is the author, editor, or co-editor of more than twenty books about science fiction and fantasy. Wong Kin Yuen is the chair of the English department at Hong Kong Shue Yen University and has published broadly on science fiction. Amy Kit-sze Chan teaches English at Hong Shue Yen University and has published numerous articles on women's issues and cultural studies. Donald E. Palumbo is a professor of English at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina. He lives in Greenville. C.W. Sullivan III is Distinguished Professor of arts and sciences at East Carolina University and a full member of the Welsh Academy. He is the author of numerous books and the on-line journal Celtic Cultural Studies.
Bibliographische Angaben
- 2011, Englisch
- Herausgegeben: Gary Westfahl, Donald E. Palumbo, Amy Kit-sze Chan, Wong Kin Yuen
- ISBN-10: 0786484764
- ISBN-13: 9780786484768
- Erscheinungsdatum: 08.02.2011
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