Science-fiction Studies, Volume 27, Part 1SFS Publications., 2000 - Science fiction |
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Page 32
... alien federation is partly basing their decision on whether to make " contact " with humanity on the Japanese ... alien is at least as common an sf trope as the robot . Aliens are another symbol of the " astronautical dream " of ...
... alien federation is partly basing their decision on whether to make " contact " with humanity on the Japanese ... alien is at least as common an sf trope as the robot . Aliens are another symbol of the " astronautical dream " of ...
Page 33
... aliens are most often associated with the group of humans thought to be the most advanced , at least technologically : the Japanese . Often , of course , the Japanese as " alien " is purely metaphorical . The Japanese occur as symbols ...
... aliens are most often associated with the group of humans thought to be the most advanced , at least technologically : the Japanese . Often , of course , the Japanese as " alien " is purely metaphorical . The Japanese occur as symbols ...
Page 37
... alien ! After all , I am not human ” ( 71 ) . And so the distancing of the Japanese from ordinary human beings is complete . Indeed , the Japanese take on the task of carrying the seeds of cetacean life away from the war - poisoned ...
... alien ! After all , I am not human ” ( 71 ) . And so the distancing of the Japanese from ordinary human beings is complete . Indeed , the Japanese take on the task of carrying the seeds of cetacean life away from the war - poisoned ...
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Wrapped in that mysterious | 22 |
Michael Fisch Nation War and Japans Future in the Science | 49 |
AI ALife and | 69 |
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