Science Fiction beyond Borders
by Shawn Ei, Danielle Gurevitch
Since the turn of the previous century, science fiction and its native tropes have been used by authors, artists, filmmakers and critics in order to challenge boundaries - whether these be conceptual, literary or metaphorical. Uniquely inherent to the genre is its ability to explore, as a form of thought experiment, different ways of crossing and subverting borders previously thought to be inviolable; these transgressions and their effects on popular culture have in turn led to an increased pre…
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- Full title :Science Fiction beyond Borders.
Summary
Since the turn of the previous century, science fiction and its native tropes have been used by authors, artists, filmmakers and critics in order to challenge boundaries - whether these be conceptual, literary or metaphorical. Uniquely inherent to the genre is its ability to explore, as a form of thought experiment, different ways of crossing and subverting borders previously thought to be inviolable; these transgressions and their effects on popular culture have in turn led to an increased presence of science fiction studies in academia. This volume features papers presented at the 2014 and 20.
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- Publication Date:2016.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Cambridge Scholars Publishing
- Place of Publication:Place of publication not identified
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2016.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:1443857599, 9781443857598
- oclc:ocn967071492
- LC Classification:PN3433.6
- Dewey Decimal:809.3/8762
Table of Contents
Table of Contents; Introduction; Chapter One; Chapter Two; Chapter Three; Chapter Four; Chapter Five; Chapter Six; Chapter Seven; Chapter Eight; Chapter Nine; Chapter Ten; Chapter Eleven; Acknowledgements; Contributors
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