Science-fiction Studies, Volume 30, Issue 2SFS Publications, 2003 - Science fiction |
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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 not of thematic content but of formal structure .
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 not of thematic content but of formal structure .
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Although he does it with elegance and a minimum of polemical challenge , it is clear that Miéville is proposing a theory of the fantastic far more liberal than that of hardline critics . What is necessary is to acknowledge the ...
Although he does it with elegance and a minimum of polemical challenge , it is clear that Miéville is proposing a theory of the fantastic far more liberal than that of hardline critics . What is necessary is to acknowledge the ...
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finds in both a tendency to distort their theories toward canonical fantastic fiction , and away from popular , commodified forms . Jackson develops a theory similar to Freedman's and Suvin's normative categories of sf .
finds in both a tendency to distort their theories toward canonical fantastic fiction , and away from popular , commodified forms . Jackson develops a theory similar to Freedman's and Suvin's normative categories of sf .
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