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All the Wonder that Would Be : Exploring Past Notions of the Future / / by Stephen Webb
| All the Wonder that Would Be : Exploring Past Notions of the Future / / by Stephen Webb |
| Autore | Webb Stephen |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2017.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XIII, 344 p. 80 illus., 71 illus. in color.) |
| Disciplina | 809.38762 |
| Collana | Science and Fiction |
| Soggetto topico |
Physics
Astronomy Technology Life sciences Popular Science in Physics Popular Science in Astronomy Popular Science in Technology Popular Life Sciences |
| ISBN | 3-319-51759-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preface -- Introduction -- Antigravity -- Space travel -- Aliens -- Time travel -- The Nature of Reality -- Invisibility -- Robots -- Transportation -- Immortality -- Mad Scientists -- Epilogue: a New Default Future? -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910254581503321 |
Webb Stephen
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| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The American shore : meditations on a tale of science fiction by Thomas M. Disch--Angouleme / / Samuel R. Delany
| The American shore : meditations on a tale of science fiction by Thomas M. Disch--Angouleme / / Samuel R. Delany |
| Autore | Delany Samuel R. |
| Edizione | [Wesleyan edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Middletown, Connecticut : , : Wesleyan University Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (257 p.) |
| Disciplina | 809.38762 |
| Soggetto topico | Science fiction - History and criticism |
| ISBN | 0-8195-7420-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cover; The American Shore; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; The American Shore, An Author's Introduction; A Road along the Shore: An Introduction to The American Shore; The Pretext; The Refused Text; The Context; The Diffused Text; Exotexts:; 1. Auctorial Interfaces; 2. The Textual Object; 3. A Privileged Chronicity; 4. Problematic Texts; 5. Originary Assumptions; Index; About the Author |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786535803321 |
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Delany Samuel R.
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| Middletown, Connecticut : , : Wesleyan University Press, , 2014 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The American shore : meditations on a tale of science fiction by Thomas M. Disch--Angouleme / / Samuel R. Delany
| The American shore : meditations on a tale of science fiction by Thomas M. Disch--Angouleme / / Samuel R. Delany |
| Autore | Delany Samuel R. |
| Edizione | [Wesleyan edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Middletown, Connecticut : , : Wesleyan University Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (257 p.) |
| Disciplina | 809.38762 |
| Soggetto topico | Science fiction - History and criticism |
| ISBN | 0-8195-7420-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cover; The American Shore; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; The American Shore, An Author's Introduction; A Road along the Shore: An Introduction to The American Shore; The Pretext; The Refused Text; The Context; The Diffused Text; Exotexts:; 1. Auctorial Interfaces; 2. The Textual Object; 3. A Privileged Chronicity; 4. Problematic Texts; 5. Originary Assumptions; Index; About the Author |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910812847103321 |
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Delany Samuel R.
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| Middletown, Connecticut : , : Wesleyan University Press, , 2014 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Assalto al cielo : memorie, archivi, frammenti di un retro-futuro / a cura di Marcello Pecchioli ; postfazione di Franco La Cecla
| Assalto al cielo : memorie, archivi, frammenti di un retro-futuro / a cura di Marcello Pecchioli ; postfazione di Franco La Cecla |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Milano ; Udine, : Mimesis, 2019 |
| Descrizione fisica | 578 p. : ill. ; 21 cm |
| Disciplina | 809.38762 |
| Collana | Mimesis. Brainframes |
| Soggetto non controllato | Narrativa - Temi [:] Fantascienza |
| ISBN | 978-88-575-5584-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | ita |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910521104803321 |
| Milano ; Udine, : Mimesis, 2019 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Billion year spree : the history of science fiction / Brian W. Aldiss
| Billion year spree : the history of science fiction / Brian W. Aldiss |
| Autore | ALDISS, Brian W. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1973 |
| Descrizione fisica | 339 p., [4] c. di tav. : ill. ; 22 cm. 2 copie. |
| Disciplina | 809.38762(Storia, descrizione, studio critico di più di una letteratura. Narrativa della fantascienza) |
| Soggetto topico | FANTASCIENZA - Storia |
| ISBN | 02-977655-5-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNIOR-UON00205754 |
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ALDISS, Brian W.
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| London, : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1973 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. L'Orientale | ||
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Biopunk dystopias : genetic engineering, society, and science fiction / / Lars Schmeink [[electronic resource]]
| Biopunk dystopias : genetic engineering, society, and science fiction / / Lars Schmeink [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Schmeink Lars |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Liverpool, : Liverpool University Press, 2017 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (viii, 272 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 809.38762 |
| Collana | Liverpool science fiction text and studies |
| Soggetto topico |
Science fiction - 21st century - History and criticism
Biotechnology in literature |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Criticism, interpretation, etc. |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Literature
Science Fiction Dystopia Genetic engineering Humanism Late modernity Posthuman Posthumanism Utopia |
| ISBN |
1-78694-411-1
1-78138-332-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Dystopia, science fiction, posthumanism, and liquid modernity -- 3. The anthropocene, the posthuman, and the animal --4. Science, family and the monstrous progeny -- 5. Individuality, choice, and genetic manipulation -- 6.The utopian, the dystopian, and the heroic deeds of one -- 7. 9/11 and the Wasted Lives of Posthuman Zombies -- 8. Conclusion -- Works cited -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910159441103321 |
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Schmeink Lars
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| Liverpool, : Liverpool University Press, 2017 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Consciousness and Science Fiction / / by Damien Broderick
| Consciousness and Science Fiction / / by Damien Broderick |
| Autore | Broderick Damien |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2018.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (218 pages) |
| Disciplina | 809.38762 |
| Collana | Science and Fiction |
| Soggetto topico |
Physics
Neurosciences Artificial intelligence Philosophy Popular Science in Physics Artificial Intelligence Popular Science in Philosophy History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics |
| ISBN | 3-030-00599-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preface -- The Machine in the Ghost -- The Language of the Mind -- What Is It Like to Be a Consciuos SF Writer? -- The First Century-Plus -- The Second Golden Age -- Entering the Mainstream -- Radically Different Minds -- L'Être et le néant -- Minds on Fire -- Transcending -- Waking up Different. . |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910300533403321 |
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Broderick Damien
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| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Critical theory and science fiction / Carl Freedman
| Critical theory and science fiction / Carl Freedman |
| Autore | FREEDMAN, Carl |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hanover[etc.] : Wesleyan University press : University press of New England |
| Descrizione fisica | XX,206 p. ; 24 cm |
| Disciplina | 809.38762 |
| Soggetto topico | Fantascienza - Critica letteraria |
| ISBN | 0-8195-6399-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-990001823290203316 |
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FREEDMAN, Carl
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| Hanover[etc.] : Wesleyan University press : University press of New England | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Disability in Science Fiction [[electronic resource] ] : Representations of Technology as Cure / / edited by K. Allan
| Disability in Science Fiction [[electronic resource] ] : Representations of Technology as Cure / / edited by K. Allan |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2013.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (226 p.) |
| Disciplina | 809.38762 |
| Soggetto topico |
Fiction
Technology in literature Literature and Technology/Media |
| ISBN |
1-349-46568-2
1-137-34343-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction: Reading Disability in Science Fiction; Kathryn Allan -- PART I: THEORIZING DISABILITY IN SCIENCE FICTION -- 1. Tools to Help You Think: Intersections between Disability Studies and the Writings of Samuel R. Delany; Joanne Woiak and Hioni Karamanos -- 2. The Metamorphic Body in Science Fiction: From Prosthetic Correction to Utopian Enhancement; Ant̤nio Fernando Cascais -- 3. Freaks and Extraordinary Bodies: Disability as Generic Marker in John Varley's "Tango Charlie and Foxtrot Romeo;" Ria Cheyne -- 4. The Many Voices of Charlie Gordon: On the Representation of Intellectual Disability in Daniel Keyes's Flowers for Algernon; Howard Sklar -- PART II: HUMAN BOUNDARIES AND PROSTHETIC BODIES -- 5. Prosthetic Bodies: The Convergence of Disability, Technology and Capital in Peter Watts' Blindsight and Ian McDonald's River of Gods; Netty Matar -- 6. The Bionic Woman: Machine or Human?; Donna Binns -- 7. Star Wars, Limb-loss, and What it Means to be Human; Ralph Covino -- 8. Animal and Alien Bodies as Prostheses: Reframing Disability in Avatar and How to Train Your Dragon; Leigha McReynolds -- PART III: CURE NARRATIVES FOR THE (POST)HUMAN FUTURE -- 9. "Great Clumsy Dinosaurs": The Disabled Body in the Posthuman World; Brent Walter Cline -- 10. Disabled Hero, Sick Society: Sophocles' Philoctetes and Robert Silverberg's The Man in the Maze; Robert W. Cape, Jr. -- 11. "Everything is always changing": Autism, Normalcy, and Progress in Elizabeth Moon's The Speed of Dark and Nancy Fulda's "Movement;" Christy Tidwell -- 12. Life without Hope? Huntington's Disease and Genetic Futurity; Gerry Canavan. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790679103321 |
| New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2013 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Disability in Science Fiction : Representations of Technology as Cure / / edited by K. Allan
| Disability in Science Fiction : Representations of Technology as Cure / / edited by K. Allan |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2013.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (226 p.) |
| Disciplina | 809.38762 |
| Soggetto topico |
Fiction
Technology in literature Literature and Technology/Media |
| ISBN |
1-349-46568-2
1-137-34343-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction: Reading Disability in Science Fiction; Kathryn Allan -- PART I: THEORIZING DISABILITY IN SCIENCE FICTION -- 1. Tools to Help You Think: Intersections between Disability Studies and the Writings of Samuel R. Delany; Joanne Woiak and Hioni Karamanos -- 2. The Metamorphic Body in Science Fiction: From Prosthetic Correction to Utopian Enhancement; Ant̤nio Fernando Cascais -- 3. Freaks and Extraordinary Bodies: Disability as Generic Marker in John Varley's "Tango Charlie and Foxtrot Romeo;" Ria Cheyne -- 4. The Many Voices of Charlie Gordon: On the Representation of Intellectual Disability in Daniel Keyes's Flowers for Algernon; Howard Sklar -- PART II: HUMAN BOUNDARIES AND PROSTHETIC BODIES -- 5. Prosthetic Bodies: The Convergence of Disability, Technology and Capital in Peter Watts' Blindsight and Ian McDonald's River of Gods; Netty Matar -- 6. The Bionic Woman: Machine or Human?; Donna Binns -- 7. Star Wars, Limb-loss, and What it Means to be Human; Ralph Covino -- 8. Animal and Alien Bodies as Prostheses: Reframing Disability in Avatar and How to Train Your Dragon; Leigha McReynolds -- PART III: CURE NARRATIVES FOR THE (POST)HUMAN FUTURE -- 9. "Great Clumsy Dinosaurs": The Disabled Body in the Posthuman World; Brent Walter Cline -- 10. Disabled Hero, Sick Society: Sophocles' Philoctetes and Robert Silverberg's The Man in the Maze; Robert W. Cape, Jr. -- 11. "Everything is always changing": Autism, Normalcy, and Progress in Elizabeth Moon's The Speed of Dark and Nancy Fulda's "Movement;" Christy Tidwell -- 12. Life without Hope? Huntington's Disease and Genetic Futurity; Gerry Canavan. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910815250003321 |
| New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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