Chinese Science Fiction During the Post-Mao Cultural Thaw

Inbunden, Engelska, 2021

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The late 1970s to the mid-1980s, a period commonly referred to as the post-Mao cultural thaw, was a key transitional phase in the evolution of Chinese science fiction. This period served as a bridge between science-popularization science fiction of the 1950s and 1960s and New Wave Chinese science fiction from the 1990s into the twenty-first century. Chinese Science Fiction during the Post-Mao Cultural Thaw surveys the field of Chinese science fiction and its multimedia practice, analysing and assessing science fiction works by well-known writers such as Ye Yonglie, Zheng Wenguang, Tong Enzheng, and Xiao Jianheng, as well as the often-overlooked tech–science fiction writers of the post-Mao thaw.Exploring the socio-political and cultural dynamics of science-related Chinese literature during this period, Hua Li combines close readings of original Chinese literary texts with literary analysis informed by scholarship on science fiction as a genre, Chinese literary history, and media studies. Li argues that this science fiction of the post-Mao thaw began its rise as a type of government-backed literature, yet it often stirred up controversy and received pushback as a contentious and boundary-breaking genre. Topically structured and interdisciplinary in scope, Chinese Science Fiction during the Post-Mao Cultural Thaw will appeal to both scholars and fans of science fiction.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2021-06-22
Mått159 x 235 x 18 mm
Vikt500 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor248
FörlagUniversity of Toronto Press
ISBN9781487508234

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Acknowledgments1. The Field of Chinese Science Fiction, 1976–19832. A Study of Zheng Wenguang’s Mars Series3. A Scientific Holmes in Post-Mao China: Ye Yonglie and His Science Fiction Thrillers4. Tong Enzheng and the Motif of Alien Invasions5. Posthuman Conditions in Xiao Jianheng’s Science Fiction Narratives6. Tech-Science Fiction and the Four Modernizations7. Fledgling Media Convergence: PRC Science Fiction from Print to Electronic Media8. Blooming, Contending, and Boundary-Breaking in a Genre of Government-Backed LiteratureEndnotesBibliographyChinese Character GlossaryIndex

"Chinese Science Fiction during the Post-Mao Cultural Thaw should be commended for its innovative approach to China’s literary and cultural history."- Yingying Huang, Lafayette College (Modern Chinese Literature and Culture) "Li provides well-researched historical, comparative literary, and national policy contexts, and she explains tie-ins of fiction, comics, and small- and large-screen media productions."- J. C. Kinkley, Portland State University (CHOICE) "This is a solid, rich and inspiring book that complements existing literature in many ways. It is recommended to readers with interests in twentieth-century Chinese literature and popular culture, as well as students of world science fiction." - Qiong Yang (The China Quarterly)