![]() ![]() He asserts that it is no accident that the upsurge of academic interest in science fiction since the 1970s coincides with the heyday of literary theory, and that likewise science fiction is one of the most theoretically informed areas of the literary profession. This innovative cultural critique offers valuable insights into science fiction, thus enlarging our understanding of critical theory.Ĭarl Freedman traces the fundamental and mostly unexamined relationships between the discourses of science fiction and critical theory, arguing that science fiction is (or ought to be) a privileged genre for critical theory. Selected by Choice as an Outstanding Academic Book of the Year. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |