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The Oxford Handbook of New Science Fiction Cinemas
The Oxford Handbook of New Science Fiction Cinemas
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The Oxford Handbook of New Science Fiction Cinemas provides an in-depth exploration of the evolving genre of science fiction, highlighting its role in addressing social and cultural issues. It defines slant forms of science fiction as a new range of films that incorporate pressing concerns about racial tensions, the environment, and gender inequality. The handbook offers two groups of essays that explore these new cinemas and how viewers can navigate them. The first group provides a contextual and historical definition for selected slant types, while the second group offers a broader theoretical perspective on critical and revolutionary slants in contemporary science fiction. The volume showcases science fiction cinema as a flexible and adaptable process that reflects the evolution of contemporary culture.
Format: Hardback
Length: 352 pages
Publication date: 26 May 2023
Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
The Oxford Handbook of New Science Fiction Cinemas delves into the rapidly evolving realm of science fiction, offering fresh perspectives on this genre. In contemporary cinema, science fiction serves as a powerful platform for exploring and addressing social and cultural issues. Today, popular modes of science fiction have transformed the landscape of the genre, incorporating urgent concerns such as racial tensions, environmental concerns, and gender inequality, among other cultural and societal matters. This handbook defines these new modes as slant forms of science fiction, transforming a genre traditionally associated with science and technology into a diverse range of science fiction cinemas.
The handbook consists of two sections, each exploring different aspects of these new science fiction cinemas. The first section provides a contextual and historical definition for a selection of slant types, including Afrofuturism, biopunk cinema, feminist science fiction, heterotopic spaces, and superhero cinema. These essays offer insightful analyses of these examples, highlighting their unique characteristics and contributions to the genre.
The second section takes a broader theoretical approach, examining critical and revolutionary slants that inform contemporary science fiction. Topics such as bioethics, cult behaviors, gender and queer theory, and posthumanism are explored in depth, providing readers with a deeper understanding of the genre's philosophical and social dimensions.
Through its comprehensive coverage, The Oxford Handbook of New Science Fiction Cinemas presents science fiction cinema as a flexible and adaptable process, reflecting the ever-evolving nature of contemporary culture. It highlights the ways in which science fiction can challenge societal norms, explore new possibilities, and offer alternative visions of the future. Whether you are a scholar, filmmaker, or simply a fan of science fiction, this handbook provides valuable insights into the latest developments in the genre and its impact on our world.
Weight: 766g
Dimension: 180 x 257 x 31 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780197557723
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