Race in American Science Fiction
Download or Read eBook Race in American Science Fiction PDF written by Isiah Lavender and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2011-02-08 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Isiah Lavender |
| Publisher | : Indiana University Press |
| Total Pages | : 287 |
| Release | : 2011-02-08 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780253222596 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0253222591 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (96 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Race in American Science Fiction by : Isiah Lavender
Book excerpt: Noting that science fiction is characterized by an investment in the proliferation of racial difference, Isiah Lavender III argues that racial alterity is fundamental to the genre's narrative strategy. Race in American Science Fiction offers a systematic classification of ways that race appears and how it is silenced in science fiction, while developing a critical vocabulary designed to focus attention on often-overlooked racial implications. These focused readings of science fiction contextualize race within the genre's better-known master narratives and agendas. Authors discussed include Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, Philip K. Dick, and Ursula K. Le Guin, among many others.
