{"product_id":"9781474248617","title":"Science Fiction Criticism An Anthology of Essential Writings","description":"\u003ch1\u003eScience Fiction Criticism\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAn Anthology of Essential Writings\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRob Latham\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ Science Fiction \u0026amp; Fantasy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncluding more than 30 essential works of science fiction criticism in a single volume, this is a comprehensive introduction to the study of this enduringly popular genre. \u003ci\u003eScience Fiction Criticism: An Anthology of Essential Writings\u003c\/i\u003e covers such topics as:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ·Definitions and boundaries of the genre\u003cbr\u003e ·The many forms of science fiction, from time travel to 'inner space'\u003cbr\u003e ·Ideology and identity: from utopian fantasy to feminist, queer and environmental readings\u003cbr\u003e ·The non-human: androids, aliens, cyborgs and animals\u003cbr\u003e ·Race and the legacy of colonialism\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The volume also features annotated guides to further reading on these topics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Includes writings by: Marc Angenot, J.G. Ballard, Damien Broderick, Istvan Csicsery-Ronay, Samuel R. Delany, Philip K. Dick, Grace Dillon, Kodwo Eshun, Carl Freedman, Allison de Fren, Hugo Gernsback, Donna Haraway, N. Katherine Hayles, Robert A. Heinlein, Nalo Hopkinson, Veronica Hollinger, Fredric Jameson, Gwyneth Jones, Rob Latham, Roger Luckhurst, Judith Merril, John B. Michel, Wendy Pearson, John Rieder, Lysa Rivera, Joanna Russ, Mary Shelley, Stephen Hong Sohn, Susan Sontag, Bruce Sterling, Darko Suvin, Vernor Vinge, Sherryl Vint, H.G. Wells, David Wittenberg and Lisa Yaszek\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRob Latham\u003c\/b\u003e is an independent scholar based in the USA. Winner of the Science Fiction Research Association's Thomas D. Clareson award for distinguished service to the field, he is editor of the journal \u003ci\u003eScience Fiction Studies\u003c\/i\u003e and of \u003ci\u003eThe Oxford Handbook of Science Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e (2014), co-editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e (2010) and author of \u003ci\u003eConsuming Youth: Vampires, Cyborgs and the Culture of Consumption\u003c\/i\u003e (2002). For two decades, he was a senior editor of the journal \u003ci\u003eScience Fiction Studies\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e23 February 2017\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781474248617\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e592\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e40.8\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51522029715596,"sku":"9781474248617","price":46.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_5b7102a3-53f1-491c-bed8-1c118a5f6570.jpg?v=1784753951","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781474248617","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}