Science Fiction, Imperialism and the Third World

Essays on Postcolonial Literature and Film

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Sous la direction de Ericka Hoagland et Reema Sarwal

Type

Essays

Sujet

Genre > Science Fiction

Mots Clés

science fiction, sociology, colonialism

Année d'édition

2010

Editeur

McFarland & Co

Langue

anglais

Taille du livre

Format

Paperback • 231 pages
6 x 9 inches (15 x 23 cm)

ISBN

978-0-7864-4789-3

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Description de l'ouvrage:
Though science fiction is often thought of as a Western phenomenon, the genre has long had a foothold in countries as diverse as India and Mexico. These fourteen critical essays examine both the role of science fiction in the third world and the role of the third world in science fiction. Topics covered include science fiction in Bengal, the genre’s portrayal of Native Americans, Mexican cyberpunk fiction, and the undercurrents of colonialism and Empire in traditional science fiction. The intersections of science fiction theory and postcolonial theory are explored, as well as science fiction’s contesting of imperialism and how the third world uses the genre to recreate itself.

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À propos des auteurs :
Ericka Hoagland is an assistant professor of English at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas.
Reema Sarwal is a research scholar in New Delhi, India. She has taught as a lecturer at Miranda House, University of Delhi and is now pursuing her Ph.D in contemporary Australian fantasy fiction at Jawaharlal Nehru University.

Revue de Presse:
"a worthy addition"—Science Fiction Studies; "highly recommended…outstanding"—Midwest Book Review.

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