Teaching science fiction
By: edited by Andy Sawyer and Peter Wright
Series: Teaching the new English
Publisher: Palgrave
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke Hampshire; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 266
ISBN-13: 9780230228511; 9780230228504
Subjects: American Science fiction; Science fiction; Study and teaching; English Science fiction
Description: "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"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:; title: Notes on Contributors; title: Why Teach Science Fiction?; title: A.Sawyer &; title: P.Wright; title: A Short History of Science Fiction; title: P.Kincaid; title: Theorising Science Fiction; title: G.K.Wolfe; title: Teaching Utopia, Anti-Utopia and Science Fiction; title: C.Ferns; title: Teaching Pulp Science Fiction; title: G.Westfahl; title: Teaching Golden Age Science Fiction; title: L.Yaszek; title: Teaching the New Wave; title: R.Latham; title: Teaching Postmodern Science Fiction; title: A.Butler; title: Teaching Gender and Science Fiction; title: B.Attebery; title: Teaching Postcolonial Science Fiction; title: U.Mehan; title: Teaching Latin American Science Fiction: A Case Study; title: L.Ginway; title: Science Fiction and Curriculum Design; title: A.Sawyer &; title: P.Wright; title: Further Reading.