The Resource Science fiction : a guide for the perplexed, Sherryl Vint
Science fiction : a guide for the perplexed, Sherryl Vint
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The item Science fiction : a guide for the perplexed, Sherryl Vint represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Missouri-St. Louis Libraries.
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- Summary
- "Drawing on examples from literature, film and TV, this book helps students grapple with and master the often perplexing question, 'what is science fiction?'"--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- Contents
-
- Cover; HalfTitle; Series; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; CHAPTER ONE What is science fiction?; Origins; Genre definitions; Gernsback's new sort of magazine; Science fictions; Discussion questions; CHAPTER TWO The literature of technologically saturated societies; Science and science fiction; Hard sf; Campbell's Golden Age; Science and gender; Discussion questions; CHAPTER THREE Cognitive estrangement; Cognition versus spectacle; The limits of cognitive estrangement; Science fiction as critical theory; Discussion questions; CHAPTER FOUR The megatext; Robots in the megatext
- Parabolic narrativeAlien invasion in the megatext; Megatext as dialectic; Discussion questions; CHAPTER FIVE Speculative fiction; The new wave; Dangerous technoculture; Expanding genre boundaries; Expanding genre boundaries; Remaking human potentialities; Discussion questions; CHAPTER SIX Communities of practice; Material cultures of science fiction; Cyberspace and cyberpunk; Posthuman life and singularity fiction; Science fiction as "fact"; Fan culture as critic; Discussion questions; CHAPTER SEVEN The literature of ideas; Feminist science fiction; Queer science fiction
- Race and ethnicity in science fictionDiscussion questions; CHAPTER EIGHT The literature of change; Philosophical change; Social change; Technological change; Changing aesthetic tradition; Discussion questions; CHAPTER NINE Science fictionality; Living in a science fiction world; The persistence of science fiction; Discussion questions; CHRONOLOGY; NOTES; FURTHER READING; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX
- Isbn
- 9781441102812
- Label
- Science fiction : a guide for the perplexed
- Title
- Science fiction
- Title remainder
- a guide for the perplexed
- Statement of responsibility
- Sherryl Vint
- Subject
-
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Literary
- LITERARY CRITICISM -- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- PERFORMING ARTS -- Film & Video | General
- Science fiction -- Study and teaching
- Science fiction -- Study and teaching
- Science fiction films -- Study and teaching
- Science fiction, American -- Study and teaching
- Science fiction, American -- Study and teaching
- Science fiction, English -- Study and teaching
- Science fiction, English -- Study and teaching
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Drawing on examples from literature, film and TV, this book helps students grapple with and master the often perplexing question, 'what is science fiction?'"--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- N$T
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1969-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Vint, Sherryl
- Dewey number
- 809.3/8762071
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- PN3433.7
- LC item number
- .V56 2014eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- dictionaries
- bibliography
- Series statement
- Guides for the perplexed
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Science fiction
- Science fiction, English
- Science fiction, American
- Science fiction films
- LITERARY CRITICISM
- PERFORMING ARTS
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
- Science fiction, American
- Science fiction, English
- Science fiction
- Label
- Science fiction : a guide for the perplexed, Sherryl Vint
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
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- Cover; HalfTitle; Series; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; CHAPTER ONE What is science fiction?; Origins; Genre definitions; Gernsback's new sort of magazine; Science fictions; Discussion questions; CHAPTER TWO The literature of technologically saturated societies; Science and science fiction; Hard sf; Campbell's Golden Age; Science and gender; Discussion questions; CHAPTER THREE Cognitive estrangement; Cognition versus spectacle; The limits of cognitive estrangement; Science fiction as critical theory; Discussion questions; CHAPTER FOUR The megatext; Robots in the megatext
- Parabolic narrativeAlien invasion in the megatext; Megatext as dialectic; Discussion questions; CHAPTER FIVE Speculative fiction; The new wave; Dangerous technoculture; Expanding genre boundaries; Expanding genre boundaries; Remaking human potentialities; Discussion questions; CHAPTER SIX Communities of practice; Material cultures of science fiction; Cyberspace and cyberpunk; Posthuman life and singularity fiction; Science fiction as "fact"; Fan culture as critic; Discussion questions; CHAPTER SEVEN The literature of ideas; Feminist science fiction; Queer science fiction
- Race and ethnicity in science fictionDiscussion questions; CHAPTER EIGHT The literature of change; Philosophical change; Social change; Technological change; Changing aesthetic tradition; Discussion questions; CHAPTER NINE Science fictionality; Living in a science fiction world; The persistence of science fiction; Discussion questions; CHRONOLOGY; NOTES; FURTHER READING; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX
- Control code
- 869377189
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781441102812
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)869377189
- Label
- Science fiction : a guide for the perplexed, Sherryl Vint
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Cover; HalfTitle; Series; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; CHAPTER ONE What is science fiction?; Origins; Genre definitions; Gernsback's new sort of magazine; Science fictions; Discussion questions; CHAPTER TWO The literature of technologically saturated societies; Science and science fiction; Hard sf; Campbell's Golden Age; Science and gender; Discussion questions; CHAPTER THREE Cognitive estrangement; Cognition versus spectacle; The limits of cognitive estrangement; Science fiction as critical theory; Discussion questions; CHAPTER FOUR The megatext; Robots in the megatext
- Parabolic narrativeAlien invasion in the megatext; Megatext as dialectic; Discussion questions; CHAPTER FIVE Speculative fiction; The new wave; Dangerous technoculture; Expanding genre boundaries; Expanding genre boundaries; Remaking human potentialities; Discussion questions; CHAPTER SIX Communities of practice; Material cultures of science fiction; Cyberspace and cyberpunk; Posthuman life and singularity fiction; Science fiction as "fact"; Fan culture as critic; Discussion questions; CHAPTER SEVEN The literature of ideas; Feminist science fiction; Queer science fiction
- Race and ethnicity in science fictionDiscussion questions; CHAPTER EIGHT The literature of change; Philosophical change; Social change; Technological change; Changing aesthetic tradition; Discussion questions; CHAPTER NINE Science fictionality; Living in a science fiction world; The persistence of science fiction; Discussion questions; CHRONOLOGY; NOTES; FURTHER READING; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX
- Control code
- 869377189
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781441102812
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)869377189
Subject
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Literary
- LITERARY CRITICISM -- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- PERFORMING ARTS -- Film & Video | General
- Science fiction -- Study and teaching
- Science fiction -- Study and teaching
- Science fiction films -- Study and teaching
- Science fiction, American -- Study and teaching
- Science fiction, American -- Study and teaching
- Science fiction, English -- Study and teaching
- Science fiction, English -- Study and teaching
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