Under Strong Interest by McFarland’s “Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy” series
Clôture des soumissions (abstracts) : 30 juin 2024
Sous la direction de Cenk Tan & Mikail Boz
Science fiction cinema is about a new idea or novum (Suvin) and the impact of technology on our lives, and although it often looks into the future, it is also about the present, reflecting the problems of our time (Schlobin). These visions and phantasmas and their realism bring science fiction into intense interaction with other genres, from comedy to horror, from fantasy to thriller. As in every major genre, science fiction has a great power in visualizing social structure (Cornea). The forms of interaction between people, or between people and other things, are also of a social nature, and class relations are in one way or another at the center of every situation in which science fiction depicts possibilities (Roberts).
Continuer la lecture de Call for book chapters: Class Conflict in 21st Century Science Fiction Film