The Routledge companion to science fiction

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Title:

The Routledge companion to science fiction

Author:

Bould, Mark.

ISBN:

9780415453790

Publication Information:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2011.

Physical Description:

xxii, 554 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Series:

Routledge literature companions

Routledge companions

Contents:

The Copernican revolution / Nineteenth-century sf / Fiction, 1895-1926 / Sf tourism / Film, 1895-1950 / Fiction, 1926-49 / Golden age comics / Film and television, the 1950s / Fiction, 1950-63 / Film and television, 1960-80 / Fiction, 1964-79 / Manga and anime / Silver age comics / Film since 1980 / Television since 1980 / Fiction, 1980-92 / Comics since the silver age / Fiction since 1992

Critical race theory / Cultural history / Fan Studies / Feminisms / Language and linguistics / Marxism / Nuclear Criticism / Postcolonialism / Posthumanism and cyborg theory / Postmodernism / Psychoanalysis / Queer theory / Utopian studies / Virtuality

Animal studies / Design for screen sf / Digital games / Empire / Environmentalism / Ethics and alterity / Music / Pseudoscience / Science studies / Space / Time, possible worlds, and counterfactuals / Young adult sf

Alternative history / Apocalyptic sf / Arthouse sf film / Blockbuster sf film / Dystopia / Eutopia / Feminist sf / Future history / Hard sf / Slipstream / Space opera / Weird fiction

Subject Term:

Science fiction -- History and criticism.

Science fiction.

Added Author:

Bould, Mark.

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Summary

The Routledge Companion to Science Fiction is a comprehensive overview of the history and study of science fiction. It outlines major writers, movements, and texts in the genre, established critical approaches and areas for future study. Fifty-six entries by a team of renowned international contributors are divided into four parts which look, in turn, at:

history - an integrated chronological narrative of the genre's development theory - detailed accounts of major theoretical approaches including feminism, Marxism, psychoanalysis, cultural studies, postcolonialism, posthumanism and utopian studies issues and challenges - anticipates future directions for study in areas as diverse as science studies, music, design, environmentalism, ethics and alterity subgenres - a prismatic view of the genre, tracing themes and developments within specific subgenres.

Bringing into dialogue the many perspectives on the genre The Routledge Companion to Science Fiction is essential reading for anyone interested in the history and the future of science fiction and the way it is taught and studied.