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Postcolonialism and Science Fiction

2011-12-15 Literary Criticism
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Release : 2011-12-15
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Book Synopsis Postcolonialism and Science Fiction by : J. Langer

Download or read book Postcolonialism and Science Fiction written by J. Langer. This book was released on 2011-12-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using close readings and thematic studies of contemporary science fiction and postcolonial theory, ranging from discussions of Japanese and Canadian science fiction to a deconstruction of race and (post)colonialism in World of Warcraft, This book is the first comprehensive study of the complex and developing relationship between the two areas.

So Long Been Dreaming

2004-10-01 Fiction
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Release : 2004-10-01
Genre : Fiction
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Book Synopsis So Long Been Dreaming by : Nalo Hopkinson

Download or read book So Long Been Dreaming written by Nalo Hopkinson. This book was released on 2004-10-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: So Long Been Dreaming: Postcolonial Science Fiction & Fantasy is an anthology of original new stories by leading African, Asian, South Asian and Aboriginal authors, as well as North American and British writers of color. Stories of imagined futures abound in Western writing. Writer and editor Nalo Hopkinson notes that the science fiction/fantasy genre “speaks so much about the experience of being alienated but contains so little writing by alienated people themselves.” It’s an oversight that Hopkinson and Mehan aim to correct with this anthology. The book depicts imagined futures from the perspectives of writers associated with what might loosely be termed the “third world.” It includes stories that are bold, imaginative, edgy; stories that are centered in the worlds of the “developing” nations; stories that dare to dream what we might develop into. The wealth of postcolonial literature has included many who have written insightfully about their pasts and presents. With So Long Been Dreaming they creatively address their futures. Contributors include: Opal Palmer Adisa, Tobias Buckell, Wayde Compton, Hiromi Goto, Andrea Hairston, Tamai Kobayashi, Karin Lowachee, devorah major, Carole McDonnell, Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu, Eden Robinson, Nisi Shawl, Vandana Singh, Sheree Renee Thomas and Greg Van Eekhout. Nalo Hopkinson is the internationally-acclaimed author of Brown Girl in the Ring, Skin Folk, and Salt Roads. Her books have been nominated for the Hugo, Nebula, Tiptree, and Philip K. Dick Awards; Skin Folk won a World Fantasy Award and the Sunburst Award. Born in Jamaica, Nalo moved to Canada when she was sixteen. She lives in Toronto. Uppinder Mehan is a scholar of science fiction and postcolonial literature. A South Asian Canadian, he currently lives in Boston and teaches at Emerson College.

Science Fiction, Imperialism and the Third World

2014-01-10 Literary Criticism
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Release : 2014-01-10
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Book Synopsis Science Fiction, Imperialism and the Third World by : Ericka Hoagland

Download or read book Science Fiction, Imperialism and the Third World written by Ericka Hoagland. This book was released on 2014-01-10. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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

2014-01-10 Social Science
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Release : 2014-01-10
Genre : Social Science
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Book Synopsis The Postnational Fantasy by : Masood Ashraf Raja

Download or read book The Postnational Fantasy written by Masood Ashraf Raja. This book was released on 2014-01-10. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Globalization, Utopia and Postcolonial Science Fiction

2012-09-10 Literary Criticism
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Release : 2012-09-10
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Book Synopsis Globalization, Utopia and Postcolonial Science Fiction by : E. Smith

Download or read book Globalization, Utopia and Postcolonial Science Fiction written by E. Smith. This book was released on 2012-09-10. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

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