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Science Fiction and the Prediction of the Future: Essays on Foresight and Fallacy (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780786458417)
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xScience 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.
Author: Gary Westfahl
ISBN-10: 0786458410
ISBN-13: 9780786458417
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Language: English
Published: 02/22/2011
Pages: 271
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.79lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d
By Gary Westfahl
xGary Westfahl, a professor emeritus at the University of La Verne, California, has authored, edited, or co-edited 31 books about science fiction and fantasy, and hundreds of articles and reviews. In 2003, he received the Science Fiction Research Association's Pilgrim Award for his lifetime contributions to science fiction and fantasy scholarship. Wong Kin Yuen is the chair of the English department at Hong Kong Shue Yen University and has published broadly on science fiction. Amy Kit-sze Chan teaches English at Hong Shue Yen University and has published numerous articles on women's issues and cultural studies.
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