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Science fiction : a guide for the perplexed / / Sherryl Vint



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Autore: Vint Sherryl <1969-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Science fiction : a guide for the perplexed / / Sherryl Vint Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Bloomsbury Academic, , 2014
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (217 p.)
Disciplina: 809.3/8762071
Soggetto topico: Science fiction films - Study and teaching
Science fiction - Study and teaching
Science fiction, American - Study and teaching
Science fiction, English - Study and teaching
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
Nota di contenuto: 1. Introduction -- 2. Technologically Saturated Societies -- 3. Cognitive Estrangement -- 4. Megatext -- 5. Speculative Fiction -- 6. Culture/Community -- 7. Politics -- 8. Literature of Change -- 9. Conclusion -- Further Reading -- Index.
Sommario/riassunto: "From its beginnings in the works of H.G. Wells and Jules Verne to the virtual worlds of William Gibson's Neuromancer and The Matrix, Science Fiction: A Guide to the Perplexed helps students navigate the often perplexing worlds of a perennially popular genre. Drawing on literature as well as example from film and television, the book explores the different answers that criticism has offered to the vexed question, 'what is science fiction?' Each chapter of the book includes case studies of key texts, annotated guides to further reading and suggestions for class discussion to help students master the full range of contemporary critical approaches to the field, including the scientific, technological and political contexts in which the genre has flourished. Ranging from an understanding of the genre through the stereotypes of 1930s pulps through more recent claims that we are living in a science fictional moment, this volume will provide a comprehensive overview of this diverse and fascinating genre."--Bloomsbury Publishing.
Titolo autorizzato: Science fiction  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-4725-9389-8
1-4411-0281-7
1-4411-1960-4
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910511779103321
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Serie: Guides for the perplexed.