Description |
1 online resource (xi, 247 pages) |
Contents |
Introduction: Re-reading the body in the speculative fiction of Mexico and Brazil -- Gendered cyborgs : mechanical, industrial and digital -- The baroque ethos, antropofagia and queer sexualities -- Trauma, consumer and political zombies -- Vampires : immunity and resistance |
Summary |
"Expands the purview of speculative fiction in all its incarnations (science fiction, fantasy, horror) beyond the traditional Anglo-American context to focus on work produced in Mexico and Brazil, providing a historical overview from 1870 to the present, and addressing the technological, cultural, and social consequences of modernity and its implications for the human body"-- Provided by publisher |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 02, 2021) |
Subject |
Speculative fiction, Mexican -- History and criticism
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Speculative fiction, Brazilian -- History and criticism
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Human body in literature.
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Monsters in literature.
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Gender identity in literature.
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Comparative literature -- Brazilian and Mexican
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Comparative literature -- Mexican and Brazilian
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- Science Fiction & Fantasy.
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Speculative fiction, Mexican
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Speculative fiction, Brazilian
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Gender identity in literature
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Human body in literature
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Monsters in literature
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Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Form |
Electronic book
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LC no. |
2020027460 |
ISBN |
9780826501202 |
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0826501206 |
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9780826501196 |
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0826501192 |
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