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Page 107
... social change and social stability . In addition to his theoretical formulations , he offers four case studies of ( his titles ) " the European witchcraze of the fifteenth , sixteenth , and seventeeth centuries , " " the revival of the ...
... social change and social stability . In addition to his theoretical formulations , he offers four case studies of ( his titles ) " the European witchcraze of the fifteenth , sixteenth , and seventeeth centuries , " " the revival of the ...
Page 168
... social criticism was rejected . A fear of the question of the social relevance of SF is pervasive ; it is contained in the ( highly ideological ) notions of the " open universe " of SF , the " freedom " to create any and all ...
... social criticism was rejected . A fear of the question of the social relevance of SF is pervasive ; it is contained in the ( highly ideological ) notions of the " open universe " of SF , the " freedom " to create any and all ...
Page 171
... social position of SF fans helps . account for the slippery nature of social criticism in the genre , notably its inability to come to grips with modern society as it stands " ( pp . 242-43 ) . This concept of a sub - ideology , if part ...
... social position of SF fans helps . account for the slippery nature of social criticism in the genre , notably its inability to come to grips with modern society as it stands " ( pp . 242-43 ) . This concept of a sub - ideology , if part ...
Contents
runners Narrative Blending | 21 |
Florian F Marzin Science Fiction and Censorship | 60 |
INTERVIEW | 68 |
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