TY  - BOOK
AU  - Roberts,Adam
TI  - Science fiction 
SN  - 0415192048 (hbk)
U1  - 809.3/8762 21
PY  - 2000///
CY  - London, New York
PB  - Routledge
KW  - Science fiction
KW  - History and criticism
N1  - 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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