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The everyday fantastic : essays on science fiction and human being / edited by Michael Berman.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Science fiction--History and criticism.
- Science fiction.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (173 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Newcastle : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The Everyday Fantastic is an anthology born in love. The love is for science fiction, in all its myriad forms: novels, television, movies, music, art, etc. Many writers from a plurality of disciplines, professions and walks of life share this disposition. This attitude cuts across national boundaries and has even outlasted the vagaries of popular culture fads. This collection of essays draws upon these feelings in terms of the different ways science fiction is engaged in different disciplines...
- Contents:
- pt. 1. Science fiction as social critique
- pt. 2. Science fiction and the individual
- pt. 3. Science fiction and P.K. Dick's androids
- pt. 4. Science fiction and pedagogy.
- Notes:
- Based on papers presented at a conference held in the fall of 2005 held at Brock University.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-19154-3
- 9786612191541
- 1-4438-0783-4
- OCLC:
- 816312249
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