Science-fiction Studies, Volume 29, Issue 1SFS Publications, 2002 - Science fiction |
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... problems single - handedly . For example , while the complex plot of Dune emphasizes precious natural resources , global political struggles , environ- mental problems , and interplanetary economics , Herbert's novel remains at its core ...
... problems single - handedly . For example , while the complex plot of Dune emphasizes precious natural resources , global political struggles , environ- mental problems , and interplanetary economics , Herbert's novel remains at its core ...
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... problems are displaced , misinterpreted , or obscured by characters who represent various antiecological practices in Western society . Perhaps the most frightening form of ' societal eptification ' involves the view among the novel's ...
... problems are displaced , misinterpreted , or obscured by characters who represent various antiecological practices in Western society . Perhaps the most frightening form of ' societal eptification ' involves the view among the novel's ...
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... problems in terms of a single cause . He suggests that the challenge for ecological thinkers lies not in " determining some essential root cause " of the environmental problems we face , but in " providing a fuller assessment of the ...
... problems in terms of a single cause . He suggests that the challenge for ecological thinkers lies not in " determining some essential root cause " of the environmental problems we face , but in " providing a fuller assessment of the ...
Contents
The Dickian Legacy Postmo | 15 |
Anthony Enns Mediality and Mourning in Stanislaw Lems Solaris | 34 |
Istvan CsicseryRonay Jr On the Grotesque in Science Fiction | 71 |
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