Product Details
Paperback: 323 pages
Publisher: Cambridge University Press (December 8, 2003) Language: English
ISBN-10: 0521016576
ISBN-13: 978-0521016575
Science fiction is at the intersection of numerous fields. It is literature which draws on popular culture, and engages in speculation about science, history, and all varieties of social relations. This volume brings together essays by scholars and practitioners of science fiction, which look at the genre from different angles. It examines science fiction from Thomas More to the present day; and introduces important critical approaches (including Marxism, postmodernism, feminism, and queer theory).
5/5 A great collection of essays for scholars and sf fans
By Nathanael J. Cloyd on January 30, 2013
Overall, this is an excellent collection of essays for scholars and science fiction fans. I originally purchased it in hopes that it would make a good textbook for a freshman-level college science fiction class, but it is way too advanced for that. It would work well for a senior or graduate level class, though. Each essay helped expand my understanding of different periods of science fiction history and various topics and sub-genres. I would highly recommend this book for anyone interested in learning more about science fiction, as long as you are okay with reading some pretty scholarly-essays.
I believe that this book would teach its readers about the upbringing of the science fiction genre, and how it developed from there. I also believe that the book will dive a little into the reproductions from the creation of science fiction on the society of the world, and how it spread throughout the world.
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