Science-fiction Studies, Volume 26, Part 2SFS Publications., 1999 - Science fiction |
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The following historical survey of science fiction criticism thus serves several purposes : it not only enables scholars to orient themselves within a rich tradition of previous critical commentary on the genre , but also provides them ...
The following historical survey of science fiction criticism thus serves several purposes : it not only enables scholars to orient themselves within a rich tradition of previous critical commentary on the genre , but also provides them ...
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The utopian societies imaged in critical utopias ultimately refer to something other than a predictable alternative paradigm , for at their core they identify selfcritical utopian discourse itself as a process that can tear apart the ...
The utopian societies imaged in critical utopias ultimately refer to something other than a predictable alternative paradigm , for at their core they identify selfcritical utopian discourse itself as a process that can tear apart the ...
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sf's most honored writers , Delany is also familiar with the discourses of critical theory and he is well aware of the more “ distanced ” nature of this particular material , at once so very personal and yet so carefully constructed .
sf's most honored writers , Delany is also familiar with the discourses of critical theory and he is well aware of the more “ distanced ” nature of this particular material , at once so very personal and yet so carefully constructed .
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Contents
A HISTORY OF SCIENCE FICTION CRITICISM | 161 |
Gary Westfahl The Popular Tradition of Science Fiction | 187 |
Hassler The Academic Pioneers of Science Fiction | 213 |
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