| Environments in Science Fiction: Essays on Alternative Spaces Contributor(s): Bernardo, Susan M. (Editor), Palumbo, Donald E. (Editor), Sullivan, C. W., III (Editor) |
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ISBN: 078647579X ISBN-13: 9780786475797 Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc. OUR PRICE: $29.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Science Fiction & Fantasy - Political Science | Public Policy - Environmental Policy |
| Dewey: 809.387 |
| LCCN: 2014003861 |
| Series: Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6.3" W x 9" (0.6 lbs) 208 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The all-new essays in this book respond to the question, How do spaces in science fiction, both built and unbuilt, help shape the relationships among humans, other animals and their shared environments? Spaces, as well as a sense of place or belonging, play major roles in many science fiction works. This book focuses especially on depictions of the future that include, but move beyond, dystopias and offer us ways to imagine reinventing ourselves and our perspectives; especially our links to and views of new environments. There are ecocritical texts that deal with space/place and science fiction criticism that deals with dystopias but there is no other collection that focuses on the intersection of the two. |