Title: The influence of imagination
Description: "This collection of qualitative essays explores the potential connections between speculative narrative in fictional works and actual social change. Through a variety of approaches and methodologies, the contributors explore whether consumers of science fiction and fantasy narratives can experience a real shift in their worldviews or ideologies as a result of that consumption"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: American Science fiction, Commonwealth fiction (English), Theory, Literature and society, English Science fiction, History and criticism, History, Science fiction, history and criticism
Places: English-speaking countries
Time periods: 20th century