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reading science fiction 99778800223300__552277118888__0011__pprreexxvvii..iinndddd ii 77//3311//22000088 88::0066::4477 PPMM Also by the editors James Gunn, THE ROAD TO SCIENCE FICTION, Volumes 1–4 James Gunn, THE SCIENCE OF SCIENCE FICTION WRITING James Gunn and Matthew Candelaria, SPECULATIONS ON SPECULATION: Theories of Science Fiction Marleen S. Barr, FEMINIST FABULATION: Space/Postmodern Fiction Marleen S. Barr, ALIEN TO FEMININITY: Speculative Fiction and Feminist Theory Marleen S. Barr, LOST IN SPACE: Probing Feminist Science Fiction and Beyond 99778800223300__552277118888__0011__pprreexxvvii..iinndddd iiii 77//3311//22000088 88::0066::4477 PPMM reading science fiction edited by james gunn, marleen s. barr, and matthew candelaria 99778800223300__552277118888__0011__pprreexxvvii..iinndddd iiiiii 77//3311//22000088 88::0066::4477 PPMM Introduction, selection and editorial matter © James Gunn, Marleen S. Barr and Matthew Candelaria 2009. Individual chapters (in order) © Eric S. Rabkin; H. Bruce Franklin; Brian Stableford; Sherryl Vint and Mark Bould; George Zebrowski; Michael Cassutt; Brooks Landon; Orson Scott Card; Jane Donawerth; Carl Freedman; Matthew Candelaria; Roberto de Sousa Causo; James Gunn; Jeanne Cortiel; Doug Davis and Lisa Yaszek; Joseph D. Miller; Gregory Benford; Pamela Sargent; James Gunn; Bruce Sterling; Marleen S. Barr All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6-10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The authors have asserted their rights to be identified as the authors of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published 2009 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN Palgrave Macmillan in the UK is an imprint of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan in the US is a division of St Martin's Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN-13: 978–0–230–52717–1 hardback ISBN-10: 0–230–52717–5 hardback ISBN-13: 978–0–230–52718–8 paperback ISBN-10: 0–230–52718–3 paperback This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. Logging, pulping and manufacturing processes are expected to conform to the environmental regulations of the country of origin. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 Printed and bound in China 99778800223300__552277118888__0011__pprreexxvvii..iinndddd iivv 77//3311//22000088 88::0066::4477 PPMM contents notes on contributors ix introduction 1 part i mapping science fiction introduction to part i 11 1 defining science fiction eric s. rabkin 15 2 what is science fiction—and how it grew h. bruce franklin 23 3 narrative strategies in science fiction brian stableford 33 4 there is no such thing as science fiction sherryl vint and mark bould 43 part ii science fiction and popular culture introduction to part ii 55 5 science fiction movies: the feud of eye and idea george zebrowski 57 6 the feedback loop michael cassutt 72 7 computers in science fiction brooks landon 85 v 99778800223300__552277118888__0011__pprreexxvvii..iinndddd vv 77//3311//22000088 88::0066::4488 PPMM vi contents 8 cross-fertilization or coincidence? science fiction and videogames orson scott card 96 part iii theoretical approaches to science fiction introduction to part iii 109 9 gender is a problem that can be solved jane donawerth 111 10 marxism and science fiction carl freedman 120 11 reading science fiction with postcolonial theory matthew candelaria 133 12 encountering international science fiction through a latin american lens roberto de sousa causo 142 part iv reading science fiction in the classroom introduction to part iv 157 13 reading science fiction as science fiction james gunn 159 14 reading joanna russ in context: science, utopia and postmodernity jeanne cortiel 168 15 reading science fiction’s interdisciplinary conversation with science and technology studies r. doug davis and lisa yaszek 181 part v science fiction and diverse disciplines introduction to part v 195 16 neuroscience fiction redux joseph d. miller 199 17 physics through science fiction gregory benford 212 99778800223300__552277118888__0011__pprreexxvvii..iinndddd vvii 77//3311//22000088 88::0066::4488 PPMM contents vii 18 science fiction and biology pamela sargent 219 19 science fiction and philosophy james gunn 227 20 science fiction and the internet bruce sterling 235 the reading science fiction blog marleen s. barr 244 bibliography 253 index 263 99778800223300__552277118888__0011__pprreexxvvii..iinndddd vviiii 77//3311//22000088 88::0066::4488 PPMM This page intentionally left blank notes on contributors the editors James Gunn, Emeritus Professor of English at the University of Kansas, has published more than a dozen novels and half a dozen collections of stories, and has edited more than a dozen and a half books. His best-known novels are The Immortals, The Dreamers, The Listeners, Kampus, and The Joy Makers. The Immortals was filmed as The Immortal and became a TV series. His academic publications include Alternate Worlds: The Illustrated History of Science Fiction, The New Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, the six-volume anthology The Road to Science Fiction, The Science of Science-Fiction Writing, Speculations on Speculation: Theories of Science Fiction, and Inside Science Fiction. Marleen S. Barr, who is known for her pioneering work in feminist science fiction scholarship, teaches in the Department of Communication and Media Studies at Fordham University. She has won the Science Fiction Research Association Pilgrim Award for l ifetime achievement in science fiction criticism. Barr is the author of Alien to Femininity: Speculative Fiction and Feminist Theory, Lost In Space: Probing Feminist Science Fiction and Beyond, Feminist Fabulation: Space/Postmodern Fiction, Genre Fission: A New Discourse Practice for Cultural Studies, and Oy Pioneer!: A Novel. Barr has edited many anthologies and co-edited the special science fiction issue of PMLA. Matthew Candelaria, who recently received his Ph.D. from the University of Kansas, has published articles on science fiction and is recipient of the 2003 Golden Quill Award from the L. Ron Hubbard’s Writers of the Future Contest. Candelaria is the co-editor of Speculations on Speculation: Theories of Science Fiction. ix 99778800223300__552277118888__0011__pprreexxvvii..iinndddd iixx 77//3311//22000088 88::0066::4488 PPMM
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