Postcolonialism and Science Fiction [[electronic resource] /] / by J. Langer

• Autore: Langer J
• Pubblicazione: London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2011
• Edizione: 1st ed. 2011.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (199 p.)
• Disciplina: 809.38762
• Soggetto topico: Literature, Modern—20th century; Literature—Philosophy; Culture—Study and teaching; Literature ; Fiction; Imperialism; Twentieth-Century Literature; Literary Theory; Cultural Theory; Postcolonial/World Literature; Imperialism and Colonialism
• Classificazione: LIT004260LIT000000
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Elephant-Shaped Holes; 1 A Question of History: Geographical/Historical Context; 2 Diaspora and Locality; 3 Race, Culture, Identity and Alien/Nation; 4 Hybridity, Nativism and Transgression; 5 Indigenous Knowledge and Western Science; Conclusion: Filling Holes, Breaking Boundaries; Notes; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Using close readings and thematic studies of contemporary science fiction and postcolonial theory, ranging from discussions of Japanese and Canadian science fiction to a deconstruction of race and (post)colonialism in World of Warcraft, This book is the first comprehensive study of the complex and developing relationship between the two areas.
• Titolo autorizzato: Postcolonialism and Science Fiction
• ISBN: 1-283-38122-2; 9786613381224; 0-230-35605-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910789892403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II