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The Utopian Fantastic
Selected Essays from the Twentieth International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts
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eBook - PDF
The Utopian Fantastic
Selected Essays from the Twentieth International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts
About this book
Utopia forms a major aspect of human desire, one that is as important as religion. Understanding utopia and the ways in which it can collapse into dystopia is crucial in many disciplines. Fantastic literature (including science fiction and fantasy) is the only form of literature that takes utopia/dystopia seriously. Therefore, analysis of these works provides a basis for serious experimentation in social science. In this volume, critics analyze contemporary literary thought experiments such as 1984 and We. They show how utopian experiments can easily slide into dystopia. Exploring these fictional sociocultural, political experiments gives us new ways to think about our lives and culture. While literature, history, and political science professors may find this book useful, it can also serve as a call to arms to anyone dedicated to maintaining freedom and humane living in the world today.
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Table of contents
- 1. Not So Blind Hope: An Introduction Thomas J. Morrissey
- 2. Dark Shadows and Bright Lights: Generators and Maintainers of Utopias and Dystopias Roger C. Schlobin
- 3. Mapping Utopia: Spatial and Temporal Sites of Meaning John C. Hawley
- 4. We Are Marching to Utopia: Kurt Vonnegutâs Player Piano Donald E. Morse
- 5. David Mametâs The Water Engine: The Utopian Ideal as Social Control Jeanne Beckwith
- 6. Kim Stanley Robinsonâs Martian Vision Carl Swidorski
- 7. Women and Mad Science: Women as Witnesses to the Scientific Re-creation of Humanity Cherilyn Lacy
- 8. Digital Ambivalence: Utopia, Dystopia, and the Digital Cosmos Dennis M. Weiss
- 9. Apprehending Identity in the Alldera Novels of Suzy McKee Charnas Bill Clemente
- 10. You Canât Go Home Again: Kirinyaga by Mike Resnick Lynn F. Williams and Martha Bartter
- 11. âMomutesâ: Momentary Utopias in Tepperâs Trilogies Robin Anne Reid
- 12. Of Dystopias and Icons: Brinâs The Postman and Butlerâs Parable of the Sower Oscar De Los Santos
- 13. Beyond Personal Introspection: Classroom Response to Sherri Tepperâs The Gate to Womenâs Country Tamara Wilson
- 14. The Nature of âOutsider Dystopiasâ: Atwood, Starhawk, and Abbey Sharon Stevenson
- 15. News from Somewhere: A Case for Romance-Tradition Fantasyâs Reformist Poetic Kelly Searsmith
- Index
- About the Contributors