The Culture of 'the Culture' : Utopian Processes in Iain M. Banks's Space Opera Series.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Norman, Joseph S.

Series:

Liverpool Science Fiction Texts and Studies LUP

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Banks, Iain, 1954-2013. Culture novel.

Banks, Iain.

Banks, Iain, 1954-2013--Criticism and interpretation.

Science fiction, English--History and criticism.

Science fiction, English.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (296 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Liverpool University Press, 2021.

Summary:

The Culture of 'The Culture' is the first critical monograph focussed solely on Iain M. Banks's 'Culture' series, exploring his political, philosophical and literary thought, and arguing that the Culture is both a harmonious, socialist alternative form of globalisation and a critique of our neo-liberal present.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

The Culture Series (List of Abbreviations)

Acknowledgements

Introduction

1. World Systems: Imperialism, Interventions, the Technologiade

2. Thinking the Break: The Culture as Postscarcity Utopia

3. Posthuman Culture: Senescence, Rejuvenescence, (Im)mortality

4. The Handy Wo/Man: Feminism, Space Opera, Ambisexuality

5. Reason Shapes the Future: Atheism, Humanism, Quasi-Religion

6. Whole-Tone Scales Reaching Forever: Art in Utopia, Utopian Art

Concluding Postscript

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-78962-754-0

OCLC:

1231611421