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... ideas . The second suggests that any truly accomplished and valuable sf engages in social critique . Sf critic Donald F. Theall used the term " social - science fiction " in 1975 to describe sf that draws directly upon ideas from the ...
... ideas . The second suggests that any truly accomplished and valuable sf engages in social critique . Sf critic Donald F. Theall used the term " social - science fiction " in 1975 to describe sf that draws directly upon ideas from the ...
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... ideas into his secondary world . It may be that Freedman admires Delany's " metahistorical " approach to fantasy because Delany employs ideas that are clearly identifiable as critical theory outside the world of his fantasy texts . This ...
... ideas into his secondary world . It may be that Freedman admires Delany's " metahistorical " approach to fantasy because Delany employs ideas that are clearly identifiable as critical theory outside the world of his fantasy texts . This ...
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... idea . Pettman asks us to note the merging of lust ( eros ) and the death - drive ( thanatos ) that animates those who ... ideas that prove fruitful in a time of " exhaustion " ( 179 ) . He suggests that a rebellious , erotic , amoral ...
... idea . Pettman asks us to note the merging of lust ( eros ) and the death - drive ( thanatos ) that animates those who ... ideas that prove fruitful in a time of " exhaustion " ( 179 ) . He suggests that a rebellious , erotic , amoral ...
Contents
Anthropology Science | 180 |
The Mummys | 217 |
Istvan CsicseryRonay Jr Science Fiction and Empire | 231 |
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