J. Langer

Gebundenes Buch

Postcolonialism and Science Fiction

Beschreibung

Using close readings and thematic studies of contemporary science fiction and postcolonial theory, ranging from discussions of Japanese and Canadian science fiction to a deconstruction of race and (post)colonialism in World of Warcraft, This book is the first comprehensive study of the complex and developing relationship between the two areas.

Autor

JESSICA LANGER received her PhD from Royal Holloway, University of London in 2009. She has published widely on postcolonial theory and practice and science fiction literature, film, video games and other media; her work ranges across a variety of geographical contexts including Canada, Japan and India. She currently lives and works in Toronto, Canada.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Palgrave Macmillan UK / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-0-230-32144-1
• 2011 edition
• Seitenzahl: 188
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Dezember 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 350g
• ISBN-13: 9780230321441
• ISBN-10: 0230321445
• Artikelnr.: 34006934

Rezensionen

'Jessica Langer's crisp study performs timely and acute analyses of issues of racial identity, problems of diaspora and locality, the clash of indigenous and Western forms of knowledge, and the play of historical continuity and discontinuity at the conjuncture of science fiction, colonialism, and postcolonial studies. It should become a central reference in this growing field.' Professor John Rieder, Department of English, UH M?noa, USA