Science-fiction Studies, Volume 26, Part 2SFS Publications., 1999 - Science fiction |
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Arguing against Alfred Bester's position that “ the science in ( a science fiction story ) is unimportant , " Knight responded , “ When Bester suggests that people don't turn to science fiction for information , of course he's right ...
Arguing against Alfred Bester's position that “ the science in ( a science fiction story ) is unimportant , " Knight responded , “ When Bester suggests that people don't turn to science fiction for information , of course he's right ...
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In the " final " analysis , for Jameson , “ every position on postmodernism in culture ... is also at one and the same time , and necessarily , an implicitly or explicitly political stance on the nature of multinational capitalism today ...
In the " final " analysis , for Jameson , “ every position on postmodernism in culture ... is also at one and the same time , and necessarily , an implicitly or explicitly political stance on the nature of multinational capitalism today ...
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The same article , indeed , exhibits both the magical and scientific view of Edison , claiming at one point that " he is in the position of a skilful conjurer ” ( 4 ) and at another that “ he has a large factory and laboratory at Menlo ...
The same article , indeed , exhibits both the magical and scientific view of Edison , claiming at one point that " he is in the position of a skilful conjurer ” ( 4 ) and at another that “ he has a large factory and laboratory at Menlo ...
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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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