Science fiction
Subtitle: a very short introduction
By: David Seed
Series: Very short introductions -- 271; Very short introductions -- 271.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 147
ISBN-13: 9780199557455
Subjects: Science fiction; History and criticism
Description: David Seed examines how science fiction has emerged as a popular genre of literature in the 20th century, and discusses it in relation to themes such as science and technology, space aliens, utopias, and gender. He also considers the wider social and political issues it raises.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 131-135) and index.
Table of contents: title: Voyages into space; title: Alien encounters; title: Science fiction and technology; title: Utopias and dystopias; title: Fictions of time; title: The field of science fiction.