Globalization, Utopia and Postcolonial Science Fiction - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Globalization, Utopia and Postcolonial Science Fiction write by E. Smith. This book was released on 2012-09-10. Globalization, Utopia and Postcolonial Science Fiction available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This study considers the recent surge of science fiction narratives from the postcolonial Third World as a utopian response to the spatial, political, and representational dilemmas that attend globalization.
Globalization, Utopia and Postcolonial Science Fiction
Globalization, Utopia and Postcolonial Science Fiction - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Globalization, Utopia and Postcolonial Science Fiction write by E. Smith. This book was released on 2012-09-10. Globalization, Utopia and Postcolonial Science Fiction available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This study considers the recent surge of science fiction narratives from the postcolonial Third World as a utopian response to the spatial, political, and representational dilemmas that attend globalization.
Science Fiction, Imperialism and the Third World
Science Fiction, Imperialism and the Third World - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Science Fiction, Imperialism and the Third World write by Ericka Hoagland. This book was released on 2014-01-10. Science Fiction, Imperialism and the Third World available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Though science fiction is often thought of as a Western phenomenon, the genre has long had a foothold in countries as diverse as India and Mexico. These fourteen critical essays examine both the role of science fiction in the third world and the role of the third world in science fiction. Topics covered include science fiction in Bengal, the genre's portrayal of Native Americans, Mexican cyberpunk fiction, and the undercurrents of colonialism and Empire in traditional science fiction. The intersections of science fiction theory and postcolonial theory are explored, as well as science fiction's contesting of imperialism and how the third world uses the genre to recreate itself. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.
The Postnational Fantasy
The Postnational Fantasy - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Postnational Fantasy write by Masood Ashraf Raja. This book was released on 2014-01-10. The Postnational Fantasy available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In twelve critical and interdisciplinary essays, this text examines the relationship between the fantastic in novels, movies and video games and real-world debates about nationalism, globalization and cosmopolitanism. Topics covered include science fiction and postcolonialism, issues of ethnicity, nation and transnational discourse. Altogether, these essays chart a new discursive space, where postcolonial theory and science fiction and fantasy studies work cooperatively to expand our understanding of the fantastic, while simultaneously expanding the scope of postcolonial discussions.
Simultaneous Worlds
Simultaneous Worlds - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Simultaneous Worlds write by Jennifer L. Feeley. This book was released on 2015-10-01. Simultaneous Worlds available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Since the 1927 release of Fritz Lang’s pioneer film Metropolis, science fiction cinema has largely been regarded a Western genre. In Simultaneous Worlds, Jennifer L. Feeley and Sarah Ann Wells showcase authors who challenge this notion by focusing on cinemas and cultures, from Cuba to North Korea, not traditionally associated with science fiction. This collection introduces films about a metal-eating monster who helps peasants overthrow an exploitative court, an inflatable sex doll who comes to life, a desert planet where matchsticks are more valuable than money, and more. Simultaneous Worlds is the first volume to bring a transnational, interdisciplinary lens to science fiction cinema. Encountering some of the best emerging and established voices in the field, readers will become immersed in discussions of well-known works such as the Ghost in the Shell franchise and Neill Blomkamp’s District 9 alongside lesser-known but equally fascinating works by African, Asian, European, and South American filmmakers. Divided into five parts that cover theoretical concerns such as new media economies, translation, the Global South, cyborgs, and socialist and postsocialist cinema, these essays trace cinema’s role in imagining global communities and power struggles. Considering both individual films and the broader networks of production, distribution, and exhibition, Simultaneous Worlds illustrates how film industries across the globe take part in visualizing the perils of globalization and technological modernity. Ultimately, this book opens new ways of thinking about world cinema and our understanding of the world at large.
