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Page 176
... concerns of science fiction often parallel those of social theory . This is abundantly true of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein ( 1818 ) , the foundational text of the genre , and of practically all the significant work of her varied ...
... concerns of science fiction often parallel those of social theory . This is abundantly true of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein ( 1818 ) , the foundational text of the genre , and of practically all the significant work of her varied ...
Page 177
... concerns about class , ethnicity , war , and the Holocaust . If , then , the connection between sf and social theory is genuinely privileged ( as opposed to merely contingent ) , the basis of that privilege must be located on the level ...
... concerns about class , ethnicity , war , and the Holocaust . If , then , the connection between sf and social theory is genuinely privileged ( as opposed to merely contingent ) , the basis of that privilege must be located on the level ...
Page 180
... concerns of the 60s ' counterculture , pointed to a grave deficiency in the science of anthropology : “ Anthropology has to date made very meager contributions to man's developing concern with the future " ( " Contribution " 3 ) . Two ...
... concerns of the 60s ' counterculture , pointed to a grave deficiency in the science of anthropology : “ Anthropology has to date made very meager contributions to man's developing concern with the future " ( " Contribution " 3 ) . Two ...
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Anthropology Science | 180 |
The Mummys | 217 |
Istvan CsicseryRonay Jr Science Fiction and Empire | 231 |
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