Contemporary European Science Fiction Cinemas

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Contemporary European Science Fiction Cinemas charts the evolution of European science fiction cinema in the 21st century, a period in which Europe itself has faced myriad crises. Key to this study is an exploration of how European science fiction responds to prevalent issues such as the financial crisis, political extremism and violence, large-scale migration and indeed the potential breakup of the European Union itself. What futures does science fiction cinema envision for Europe? Is it capable of moving beyond dystopian visions of a continent beset by seemingly omnipresent turbulence? Emphasising science fiction’s unique ability to estrange, exploit and reflect upon popular concerns, this book directly engages with such questions, accounting for ongoing mutations in the very nature of the European project as it does so. Front Matter ....Pages i-xiii Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Introduction: A Dream Called Rome (Aidan Power)....Pages 3-27 Shaping a European Narrative: Eurimages, SF, and the Auteur (Aidan Power)....Pages 29-52 SF in the EU’s Newest Member States (Aidan Power)....Pages 53-90 Front Matter ....Pages 91-91 PIIGS to the Slaughter (Aidan Power)....Pages 93-138 PIIGS to the Slaughter II (Aidan Power)....Pages 139-159 Front Matter ....Pages 161-161 Climate Change, the Anthropocene, and European SF (Aidan Power)....Pages 163-189 Multiculturalism and the Changing Face of Europe (Aidan Power)....Pages 191-217 Front Matter ....Pages 219-219 European SF and Hollywood (Aidan Power)....Pages 221-247 Front Matter ....Pages 249-249 Conclusions and Roads Ahead (Aidan Power)....Pages 251-260 Back Matter ....Pages 261-267