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Brazilian science fiction : cultural myths and nationhood in the land of the future / M. Elizabeth Ginway.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ginway, M. Elizabeth
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Science fiction, Brazilian--History and criticism.
- Science fiction, Brazilian.
- Brazilian fiction--20th century--History and criticism.
- Brazilian fiction.
- Literature and society--Brazil.
- Literature and society.
- Brazil.
- Brazil--In literature.
- Physical Description:
- 288 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lewisburg [Pa.] : Bucknell University Press ; Cranbury, NJ : Associated University Presses, [2004]
- Contents:
- Introduction: Science Fiction, Development, and Myths of Cultural Identity 13
- Science Fiction in a Developing Nation 13
- Brazilian National Myths 16
- Modernization and the Military Regime 23
- Brazilian Science Fiction: A Marginalized Genre 25
- Approaches to Brazilian Science Fiction: 1960-2000 30
- 1. Science Fiction of the Sixties: Cultural Myths in the Land of the Future 36
- The Emergence of Science Fiction in Brazil 36
- The Icon of the Robot 42
- The Icon of the Alien 52
- The Icon of the Spaceship 70
- The Icon of the City 76
- The Icon of the Wasteland 82
- 2. Brazilian Dystopian Fiction: Protesting Repression, Modernization, and Ecological Degradation 89
- Defining Dystopia 89
- The Regulation of Sexuality and Reproduction: Fazenda modelo and O fruto do vosso ventre 94
- Changing Roles of Women: Adaptacao do funcionario Ruam, Um dia vamos rir disso tudo, and Asilo nas torres 105
- Ecological Dystopias: Umbra, "O homem que espalhou o deserto," and Nao veras pais nenhum 121
- 3. The Post-Dictatorship Generation: Renewal, Postmodernity, and Globalization 137
- Background of a New Generation 137
- Hard Science Fiction: Dictatorship and the Legacy of Development 143
- Cyberpunk: Social Critique or New Myths of Brazilian Identity 150
- Robots and Computers: Examining Race, Class, and Gender 165
- Alien Encounters: Brazilian Reactions to Globalization 177
- Alternate Histories and Parallel Universes: Brazil's Colonial Heritage 191
- Women in Brazilian Science Fiction 205.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-270) and index.
- ISBN:
- 083875564X
- OCLC:
- 53090946
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