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Welcome to the world of science fiction, some-times known familiarly as “SF,” but rarely “Sci-Fi,” which is generally considered to be pejora-tive by aficionados of the genre, and more appro-priate for films than literature. Science fiction is one of the three subdivisions of fantastic literature,
What is a genre? What distinguishes a genre like science fiction from other genres? We convert texts to data and answer these questions by demonstrating a new method of quantitative literary analysis.
This introduction to a special issue of Thesis Eleven devoted to science fiction begins by exploring the way the genre has been handled by German and French critical theory and their Anglophone equivalents.
Science fiction has long captivated readers and audiences with their imaginative worlds, futuristic technologies, and magical realms. Yet beyond mere entertainment, science fiction genres serve as powerful mirrors reflecting the hopes, fears, and aspirations of society.
January 22 – Week 1: SF and Structuralist Genre Theory What defines science fiction? Estrangement, cognition, and a novum, according to literary critic Darko Suvin. Like a lot of early theories about sf, Suvin’s foundational definition of sf is informed by structuralism – a method of literary criticism which tries to identify common
In this essay I aim to help clarify and strengthen the impact of an historical genre theory on sf studies. I start from the problem of definition because, although constructing generic definitions is a scholarly necessity, an historical approach to genre seems to undermine any fixed definition.
1 Φεβ 2021 · "The first comprehensive critical history of the origins and development of science fiction for many decades, The Palgrave History of Science Fiction explores the genre from an international perspective and in depth.
