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- Encyclopedia of Science Fiction A web-based encyclopedia that aims to providea comprehensive, scholarly, and critical guide to science fiction in all its forms.
Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction Cinema by
The history of science fiction film now spans more than 100 years, during which time more than 1,000 science fiction films of various kinds have been made. Beginning with the work of pioneering French filmmaker Georges Méliès at the dawn of the 20th century and moving through such silent films as Fritz Lang's classic Metropolis, science fiction film has had a long and eventful history that has taken it in many directions but that has moved the genre inexorably forward into a prominent place at the center of the film industry in the works of big-budget hitmakers like George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, and Michael Bay. The Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction Cinema provides broad coverage of the people, films, companies, techniques, themes, and subgenres that have made science fiction cinema such a vital part of world cinema. This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and over 300 cross-referenced dictionary entries. This volume is designed to be accessible and enlightening to fans of the genre who simply want to know more about the films they so enjoy.
Call Number: Reference PN1995.9.S26 B566 2010ISBN: 9780810855700Publication Date: 2010
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Colonialism and the Emergence of Science Fiction by
This is the first full-length study of emerging Anglo-American science fiction's relation to the history, discourses, and ideologies of colonialism and imperialism. Nearly all scholars and critics of early science fiction acknowledge that colonialism is an important and relevant part of its historical context, and recent scholarship has emphasized imperialism's impact on late Victorian Gothic and adventure fiction and on Anglo-American popular and literary culture in general. John Rieder argues that colonial history and ideology are crucial components of science fiction's displaced references to history and its engagement in ideological production. He proposes that the profound ambivalence that pervades colonial accounts of the exotic "other" establishes the basic texture of much science fiction, in particular its vacillation between fantasies of discovery and visions of disaster. Combining original scholarship and theoretical sophistication with a clearly written presentation suitable for students as well as professional scholars, this study offers new and innovative readings of both acknowledged classics and rediscovered gems.Includes discussion of works by Edwin A. Abbott, Edward Bellamy, Edgar Rice Burroughs, John W. Campbell, George Tomkyns Chesney, Arthur Conan Doyle, H. Rider Haggard, Edmond Hamilton, W. H. Hudson, Richard Jefferies, Henry Kuttner, Alun Llewellyn, Jack London, A. Merritt, Catherine L. Moore, William Morris, Garrett P. Serviss, Mary Shelley, Olaf Stapledon, and H. G. Wells.
Call Number: PS374.S35 R45 2008ISBN: 9780819568731Publication Date: 2008
Indian Stereotypes in TV Science Fiction by
A social study examining the harmful stereotyping of First Nations peoples in television science fiction.
Call Number: PN1992.8.I64 A32 2005ISBN: 9780292706118Publication Date: 2005
The Philosophy of Science Fiction Film by
Science fiction films give viewers a glimpse into alternative realities, and also explore various philosophical questions and themes. The contributors to this volume use classic science fiction movies to explore complex philosophical themes and concepts.
Call Number: PN1995.9.S26 P49 2008ISBN: 9780813124728Publication Date: 2007
Pseudoscience and Science Fiction by
Aliens, flying saucers, ESP, the Bermuda Triangle, antigravity ... are we talking about science fiction or pseudoscience? Sometimes it is difficult to tell the difference. Both pseudoscience and science fiction (SF) are creative endeavours that have little in common with academic science, beyond the superficial trappings of jargon and subject matter. The most obvious difference between the two is that pseudoscience is presented as fact, not fiction. Yet like SF, and unlike real science, pseudoscience is driven by a desire to please an audience - in this case, people who "want to believe". This has led to significant cross-fertilization between the two disciplines. SF authors often draw on "real" pseudoscientific theories to add verisimilitude to their stories, while on other occasions pseudoscience takes its cue from SF - the symbiotic relationship between ufology and Hollywood being a prime example of this. This engagingly written, well researched and richly illustrated text explores a wide range of intriguing similarities and differences between pseudoscience and the fictional science found in SF. Andrew May has a degree in Natural Sciences from Cambridge University and a PhD in astrophysics from Manchester University. After many years in academia and the private sector, he now works as a freelance writer and scientific consultant. He has written pocket biographies of Newton and Einstein, as well as contributing to a number of popular science books. He has a lifelong interest in science fiction, and has had several articles published in Fortean Times magazine
Call Number: Q172.5.P77 M39 2017ISBN: 9783319426044Publication Date: 2016-09-22
Science Fiction by
Science Fiction explores the genre from 1895 to the present day, drawing on examples from over forty countries. It raises questions about the relationship between science fiction, science and technology, and examines the interrelationships between spectacle, narrative and self-reflexivity, paying particular attention to the role of special effects in creating meaning and affect. It explores science fiction¿s evocations of the sublime, the grotesque, and the camp, and charts the ways in which the genre reproduces and articulates discourses of colonialism, imperialism and neo-liberal globalization. At the same time, Science Fiction provides a thorough analysis of the genre¿s representation of race, class, gender and sexuality, making this text an essential guide for students, academics and film fans alike. Key films discussed include: Le voyage dans la lune (1902) 20,000 Leagues under the Sea (1916) L¿Atlantide (1921) King Kong (1933, 2005) Gojira (1954) La Jet¿(1962) The Abominable Dr Phibes (1971) Tetsuo (1989) Sleep Dealer (2008) Avatar (2009)
Call Number: PN1995.9.S26 B58 2012ISBN: 9780415458108Publication Date: 2012
Science Fiction by
In this new and timely cultural history of science fiction, RogerLuckhurst examines the genre from its origins in the latenineteenth century to its latest manifestations. The bookintroduces and explicates major works of science fiction literatureby placing them in a series of contexts, using the history ofscience and technology, political and economic history, andcultural theory to develop the means for understanding the uniquequalities of the genre. Luckhurst reads science fiction as a literature of modernity.His astute analysis examines how the genre provides a constantlymodulating record of how human embodiment is transformed byscientific and technological change and how the very sense of selfis imaginatively recomposed in popular fictions that range fromutopian possibility to Gothic terror. This highly readable studycharts the overlapping yet distinct histories of British andAmerican science fiction, with commentary on the central authors,magazines, movements and texts from 1880 to the present day. Itwill be an invaluable guide and resource for all students takingcourses on science fiction, technoculture and popular literature,but will equally be fascinating for anyone who has ever enjoyed ascience fiction book.
Call Number: PN3433.8 .L83 2005ISBN: 9780745628929Publication Date: 2005
Science Fiction and the Prediction of the Future by
Science fiction has always challenged readers with depictions of the future. Can the genre actually provide glimpses of the world of tomorrow? This collection of fifteen international and interdisciplinary essays examines the genre's predictions and breaks new ground by considering the prophetic functions of science fiction films as well as SF literature. Among the texts and topics examined are classic stories by Murray Leinster, C. L. Moore, and Cordwainer Smith; 2001: A Space Odyssey and its sequels, Japanese anime and Hong Kong cinema; and electronic fiction.
Call Number: PN1995.9.S26 S278 2011ISBN: 9780786458417Publication Date: 2011
Science Fiction Curriculum, Cyborg Teachers, and Youth Culture(S) by
Science Fiction Curriculum, Cyborg Teachers, and Youth Culture(s)is a collection of essays sutured together by their use of science fiction as a departure from contemporary educational «realities». The authors, inspired by the visions, styles, and insights of various science fiction texts, films, and rap music, seek to transform the future of educational possibilities. Science Fiction Curriculumoffers alternative paths to current regressive educational practices, policies, and reforms, and invites readers to venture into uncharted dimensions.
Call Number: PN3433.6 .S38 2004ISBN: 0820450448Publication Date: 2003
The Sex Is Out of This World : essays on the carnal side of science fiction by
"Science fiction" can be translated into "real unreality." More than a genre like fantasy, which creates entirely new realms of possibility, science fiction constructs its possibilities from what is real, from what is, indeed, possible, or conceivably so. This collection, then, looks to understand and explore the "unreal reality," to note ways in which our culture's continually changing and evolving mores of sex and sexuality are reflected in, dissected by, and deconstructed through the genre of science fiction. This book is a collection of new essays, with the general objective of filling a gap in the literature about sex and science fiction (although some work has gone before, none of it is recent). The essays herein explore the myriad ways in which authors--regardless of format (print, film, television, etc.)--envision very different beings expressing this most fundamental of human behaviors.
Call Number: PS374.S35 .S46 2012ISBN: 9780786466856Publication Date: 2012
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