Dark horizons : science fiction and the dystopian imagination / edited by Rafaella Baccolini and Tom Moylan.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Moylan, Tom, 1943-

Baccolini, Raffaella.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science fiction, American--History and criticism.

Science fiction, American.

Science fiction, English--History and criticism.

Science fiction, English.

Science fiction films--History and criticism.

Science fiction films.

Utopias in literature.

Utopias--English-speaking countries.

Utopias.

English-speaking countries.

Physical Description:

xi, 264 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2003.

Summary:

Should we fear for the future? Perhaps, if we are to heed the warnings of dystopian science fiction, which has turned utopia on its head and left in turn visions of terrible things to come. Dark Horizons presents new essays on the "dystopian turn" of late twentieth-century science fiction. Leading scholars discuss major dystopian traditions including cyberpunk and feminist utopian/dystopian narratives as seen in works such as Octavia Butler's novel Xenogenesis and the film Fight Club. These essays draw out the ways in which contemporary science fiction literature and film has served as a prophetic vehicle for writers with ethical and political concerns.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0415966132

0415966140

OCLC:

51505396