Science fiction experiences
By: by Angela Ndalianis
Publisher: New Academia Pub.; New Academia Publishing
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9780982806180
Copyright date: 2010
Subjects: Social aspects; Computer games; Science fiction films; Identity (Psychology) and mass media
Description: "This collection of essays explores how science fiction films and computer games attempt to come to grips with the changing conceptions of the world around us, and our identity within it"--Publisher's description, back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [147]-154) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Hybrid science fiction: Paul Verhoeven and his hollow men; title: Caravaggio reloaded and the Matrix: the NeoBaroque and science fiction; title: Jack O'Neill I love thee, let me count the ways: stargates, fans and science fiction; title: Enter the aleph: superhero worlds and hypertime realities; title: Lost in genre: from mad science to cosmic mystery; title: Science fiction worlds: tomorrow's world that we shall build today.