Alien Imaginations: Science Fiction and Tales of Transnationalism

By: Graeme Stout and Ulrike Küchler and Silja Maehl

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Synopsis: As both an extra-terrestrial and a terrestrial migrant, the alien provides a critical framework to help us understand the interactions between cultures and to explore the transgressive force of travel over geographical, cultural or linguistic borders. Offering a perspective on the alien that connects to scholarship on immigration and globalization, Alien Imaginations brings together canonical and contemporary works in the literature and cinema of science fiction and transnationalism. By examining the role of the alien through the themes of language, anxiety and identity, the essays in this collection engage with authors such as H.G. Wells, Eleanor Arnason, Philip K. Dick and Yoko Tawada as well as directors such as Neill Blomkamp, James Cameron and Michael Winterbottom. Focusing on works that are European and North American in origin, the readings in this volume explore their critical intent and their potential to undermine many of the central notions of Western hegemonic discourses. Alien Imaginations reflects upon contemporary cultural imaginaries as well as the realities of migration, labor and life, suggesting models of resistance, if not utopian horizons.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 272 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781628921168
Related ISBNs:: 9781501319976
Publisher:: Bloomsbury Publishing
Date of Addition:: 03/06/21
Copyrighted By:: Ulrike Küchler, Silja Maehl, Graeme Stout, and Contributors
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Entertainment, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Language Arts, Politics and Government
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Graeme Stout
Edited by:: Silja Maehl
Edited by:: Ulrike Küchler