| Description |
1 online resource (xxvii, 266 pages) |
| Series |
Teaching the new English |
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Teaching the new English.
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| Contents |
Introduction / Andy Sawyer and Peter Wright -- 1. Throught time and space: a brief history of science fiction / Paul Kincaid -- 2. Theorizing science fiction: the question of terminology / Gary K. Wolfe -- 3. Utopia, anti-Utopia and science fiction / Chris Ferns -- 4. Teaching the scientific romance / Adam Roberts -- 5. Teaching Pulp science fiction / Gary Westfahl -- 6. Good SF: teaching the golden age as cultural history / Lisa Yaszek -- 7. Teaching the new wave / Rob Latham -- 8. Postmodernism, postmodernity and the postmodern: telling local stories at the end of time / Andrew M. Butler -- 9. Teaching gender and science fiction / Brian Attebery -- 10. Teaching postcolonial science fiction / Upplander Mehan -- 11. Teaching Latin American science fiction and fantasy in English: a case study / M. Elizabeth Ginway -- 12. Teaching science and science fiction: a case study / Mark Brake and Hell Hook -- 13. Design, delivery and evaluation / Andy Sawyer and Peter Wright |
| Summary |
"In response to the growing presence of science fiction in English Studies, Teaching Science Fiction provides an accessible account of how the genre might be taught and understood, considering its history, its major forms, and the critical approaches that make science fiction available to detailed discussion"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Science fiction -- Study and teaching
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Science fiction, English -- Study and teaching
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Science fiction, American -- Study and teaching
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- Science Fiction & Fantasy.
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Science fiction, American -- Study and teaching
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Science fiction, English -- Study and teaching
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Science fiction -- Study and teaching
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| Genre/Form |
dissertations.
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Academic theses
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Academic theses.
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Thèses et écrits académiques.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Sawyer, Andy.
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Wright, Peter (Peter Ronald)
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| ISBN |
9780230300392 |
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0230300391 |
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9781283067492 |
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1283067498 |
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