Dark Horizons: Science Fiction and the Dystopian ImaginationTom Moylan, Raffaella Baccolini Psychology Press, 2003 - Počet stran: 264 Dark Horizons presents new essays on the "dystopian turn" of late twentieth-century science fiction. Leading scholars discuss major dystopian traditions including cyberpunk and feminist utopian/dystopian narratives as seen in works such as Octavia Butler's novel Xenogenesis and the film Fight Club. These essays draw out the ways in which contemporary science fiction literature and film has served as a prophetic vehicle for writers with ethical and political concerns. |
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Genre Blending and the Critical Dystopia | 29 |
Pat Cadigans Networks | 69 |
Posthuman Bodies and Agency in Octavia Butlers | 91 |
Unmasking the Real? Critique and Utopia in Recent SF Films | 155 |
Theses on Dystopia 2001 | 187 |
Slavery and Its Others | 203 |
Conclusion Critical Dystopia and Possibilities | 233 |
Notes on Contributors | 251 |
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