Derek J. Thiess
Sport and Monstrosity in Science Fiction
Sport and Monstrosity in Science Fiction
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Sport and Monstrosity in Science Fiction explores the fantastic representations of sport in science fiction, arguing that its neglect reflects a social suspicion of the athletic body as monstrous. It challenges the image of sport as an essentially violent masculinity and traces an alternative tradition of sport sf through authors such as Arthur C. Clarke, Steven Barnes, and Joan Slonczewski, exploring the intersectional categories of gender, race, and age in these works.
\n Format: Hardback
\n Length: 224 pages
\n Publication date: 30 April 2019
\n Publisher: Liverpool University Press
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Sport and Monstrosity in Science Fiction delves into the captivating portrayal of sport in science fiction, shedding light on this largely overlooked literary tradition while also contending that the neglect of this genre reflects a broader societal apprehension towards the athletic body as monstrous. By seamlessly merging scholarship on monstrosity with a biopolitically oriented philosophy of embodiment, this groundbreaking work delves into the depths of our repulsion towards the athletic body, prompting us to reevaluate sport as a multifaceted and intersectional realm. In this pursuit, it challenges the prevailing images portrayed in dystopian films such as Deathrace and Rollerball, as well as social critiques of sport that narrowly confine their focus to an essentially violent masculinity. The book traces an alternative tradition of sport science fiction through the works of authors like Arthur C. Clarke, Steven Barnes, and Joan Slonczewski, exploring how these authors negotiate the intersectional categories of gender, race, and age in their narratives, such as in a solar wind sailing race or futuristic anti-gravity boxing. These intricate athletic bodies vividly depict the social mobility that sport enables, urging us to confront our own monstrously animal bodies and recognize our role within the intricate "cycle of living and dying."
\n Weight: 478g\n
Dimension: 165 x 240 x 13 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781786942227\n \n
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