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Practicing Science Fiction: Critical Essays on Writing, Reading and Teaching the Genre

By Karen Hellekson , Craig B. Jacobsen , Patrick B. Sharp , Lisa Yaszek

Book information

Year
2010
ISBN
0786447931, 9780786447930
LCC
PR830.S35 P73 2010
Open Library ID
OL24123971M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
973 kB (995850 bytes)
Pages
226\227
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Drawn from the Science Fiction Research Association conference held in Lawrence, Kansas, in 2008, the essays in this volume address intersections among the reading, writing, and teaching of science fiction. Part 1 studies the teaching of SF, placing analytical and pedagogical research next to each other to reveal how SF can be both an object of study as well as a teaching tool for other disciplines. Part 2 examines SF as a genre of mediation between the sciences and the humanities, using close readings and analyses of the literary-scientific nexus. Part 3 examines SF in the media, using specific television programs, graphic novels, and films as examples of how SF successfully transcends the medium of transmission. Finally, Part 4 features close readings of SF texts by women, including Joanna Russ, Ursula K. Le Guin, and Octavia E. Butler.

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