{"product_id":"science-fiction-a-guide-for-the-perplexed-paperback","title":"Science Fiction: A Guide for the Perplexed - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSherryl Vint\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom its beginnings in the works of H.G. Wells and Jules Verne to the virtual worlds of William Gibson's \u003ci\u003eNeuromancer\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Matrix\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eScience Fiction: A Guide to the Perplexed\u003c\/i\u003e helps students navigate the often perplexing worlds of a perennially popular genre. Drawing on literature as well as example from film and television, the book explores the different answers that criticism has offered to the vexed question, 'what is science fiction?' \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach chapter of the book includes case studies of key texts, annotated guides to further reading and suggestions for class discussion to help students master the full range of contemporary critical approaches to the field, including the scientific, technological and political contexts in which the genre has flourished. Ranging from an understanding of the genre through the stereotypes of 1930s pulps through more recent claims that we are living in a science fictional moment, this volume will provide a comprehensive overview of this diverse and fascinating genre.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSherryl Vint\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Science Fiction Media Studies at the University of California, Riverside, USA. She is editor of the journals \u003ci\u003eScience Fiction Studies\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eScience Fiction Film and Television\u003c\/i\u003e and Vice-President of the International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts. Her previous publications include \u003ci\u003eBeyond Cyberpunk\u003c\/i\u003e (2010) and, as co-editor, \u003ci\u003eThe Routledge Companion to Science Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e (2009).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 08, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47335319470329,"sku":"9781441194602","price":62.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/YkNpWHJmaGdmOVc4NXo4WmtOVThGUT09.webp?v=1769657954","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/science-fiction-a-guide-for-the-perplexed-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}