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Science fiction

Roberts, Adam

Science fiction / Adam Roberts. - London : New York : Routledge, 2000 - vi, 204 p. ; 21 cm.

1. Defining science fiction. One definition. Three definitions. The sf novum. Difference. Prediction and nostalgia. Case study: frank herbert, dune (1965) --
2. The history of science fiction: from beginnings to the 1960s. Origins. Jules verne and h g wells. Pulp sf. The golden age: asimov. New wave. Case study: star wars (1977) and intertextuality --
3. Gender. Feminist science fiction. Women and aliens. Case study: ursula le guin, the left hand of darkness (1969) --
4. Race. Representing race. Race and star trek. Alien abduction. Case study: blackness in sonnenfeld's men in black (1997) --
5. Technology and metaphor. Spaceships. Robots. Cyberspace. Case study: william gibson, neuromancer (1984) --
6. Conclusion.


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Science fiction--History and criticism.

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