Critical Theory and Science Fiction by Carl Freedman
Carl Freedman traces the fundamental and mostly unexamined relationships between the discourses of science fiction and critical theory, arguing that science fiction is (or ought to be) a privileged genre for critical theory. He asserts that it is no accident that the upsurge of academic interest in science fiction since the 1970s coincides with the heyday of literary theory, and that likewise science fiction is one of the most theoretically informed areas of the literary profession. Extended readings of novels by five of the most important modern science fiction authors illustrate the affinity between science fiction and critical theory, in each case concentrating on one major novel that resonates with concerns proper to critical theory.Freedman's five readings are: Solaris: Stanislaw Lem and the Structure of Cognition; The Dispossessed: Ursula LeGuin and the Ambiguities of Utopia; The Two of Them: Joanna Russ and the Violence of Gender; Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand: Samuel Delany and the Dialectics of Difference; The Man in the High Castle: Philip K. Dick and the Construction of Realities.Carl Freedman is an English professor at Louisiana State University and the author of Critical Theory and Science Fiction, The Unfinished Projects: Marxism, Modernity, and Cultural Politics, and George Orwell: A Study in Ideology and Literary Form. He's also the editor of University Press of Mississippi's Discussions with Isaac Asimov.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780819563996 |
| ISBN 10 | 0819563994 |
| Title | Critical Theory and Science Fiction |
| Author | Carl Freedman |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Wesleyan University Press |
| Year published | 2000-04-24 |
| Number of pages | 228 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |