Postcolonialism and Science Fiction [electronic resource] /
Langer, J.author.
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.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Elephant-Shaped Holes; 1 A Question of History: Geographical/Historical Context; 2 Diaspora and Locality; 3 Race, Culture, Identity and Alien/Nation; 4 Hybridity, Nativism and Transgression; 5 Indigenous Knowledge and Western Science; Conclusion: Filling Holes, Breaking Boundaries; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Literature, Modern—20th century.
Literature—Philosophy.
Culture—Study and teaching.
Literature   .
Fiction.
Imperialism.
Twentieth-Century Literature.
Literary Theory.
Cultural Theory.
Postcolonial/World Literature.
Fiction.
Imperialism and Colonialism.