Between Science and Society

Charting the Space of Science Fiction

Inbunden, Engelska, 2020

AvDouglas A. Van Belle,Douglas A. Van Belle,Lee Trepanier

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In Between Science and Society: Charting the Space of Science Fiction, Douglas A. Van Belle uses interviews with 24 science fiction authors to analyze the conceptual space that science fiction occupies between science and society. Using these interviews, Van Belle studies the similarities and differences between the academic and professional understandings of the genre. Between Science and Society arguesthat, for authors, all of the aspects of the genre that are emphasized by academics, such as science communication and depictions of scientists, are secondary to the artistic effort to entertain through storytelling. Through his interviews, Van Belle explores both the genre’s place in relation to science and society and key elements to surviving as a professional science fiction author. Van Belle creates a definition of science fiction based on the creative ideals expressed by these authors and compared to those that arise from the academic perspective, showing that academics are struggling to engage one of the two central ideals of the genre.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2020-12-10
Mått162 x 239 x 19 mm
Vikt467 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SeriePolitics, Literature, & Film
Antal sidor230
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9781793605733

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Introduction: Heresy as MethodChapter 1: The InterviewsChapter 2: Kevin J. AndersonChapter 3: Steven BarnesChapter 4: Greg BearChapter 5: Gregory BenfordChapter 6: Ben BovaChapter 7: David BrinChapter 8: Brenda CooperChapter 9: Stephen R. DonaldsonChapter 10: Eric FlintChapter 11: David GerroldChapter 12: Joe HaldemanChapter 13: Ian IrvineChapter 14: Nancy KressChapter 15: Jack McDevittChapter 16: Rebeccas MoestaChapter 17: Simon MordenChapter 18: Larry NivenChapter 19: Robert J. SawyerChapter 20: Karl SchroederChapter 21: Melinda SnodgrassChapter 22: Stephen Michael (S.M.) SterlingChapter 23: Charles StrossChapter 24: Vernor VingeChapter 25: Connie WillisChapter 26: Charting the Space of Science FictionChapter 27: Storytelling as the Essential, Defining Element of Science FictionChapter 28: Science as the Rules of the GameChapter 29: The Science Fiction Community and a Sketch of the Science Fiction EcosystemChapter 30: The Academic Implications of H