Environments in Science Fiction: Essays on Alternative Spaces

Bernardo, Susan M. (Editor)/ Palumbo, Donald E. (Editor)/ Sullivan, C. W., III (Editor)

ISBN 10: 078647579X / ISBN 13: 9780786475797

Published by McFarland Publishing, 2014

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195 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.75 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Environments in Science Fiction: Essays on Alternative Spaces
• Publisher: McFarland Publishing
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 078647579X
• ISBN 13: 9780786475797
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.31 kilograms

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Synopsis

The all-new essays in this book respond to the question, How do spaces in science fiction, both built and unbuilt, help shape the relationships among humans, other animals and their shared environments? Spaces, as well as a sense of place or belonging, play major roles in many science fiction works. This book focuses especially on depictions of the future that include, but move beyond, dystopias and offer us ways to imagine reinventing ourselves and our perspectives; especially our links to and views of new environments.

There are ecocritical texts that deal with space/place and science fiction criticism that deals with dystopias but there is no other collection that focuses on the intersection of the two.

About the Authors

Susan M. Bernardo is professor emerita at Wagner College. She lives in Glen Gardner, New Jersey.

Donald E. Palumbo is a professor of English at East Carolina University. He lives in Greenville, North Carolina.

C.W. Sullivan III is Distinguished Professor of arts and sciences at East Carolina University and a full member of the Welsh Academy. He is the author of numerous books and the on-line journal Celtic Cultural Studies.