Using close readings and thematic studies of contemporary science fiction andpostcolonial theory, ranging from discussions of Japanese and Canadian science fiction to a deconstruction of race and (post)colonialism in World of Warcraft, This book is the first comprehensive study of the complex and developing relationship between the two areas. JESSICA LANGER received her PhD from Royal Holloway, University of London in 2009. She has published widely on postcolonial theory and practice and science fiction literature, film, video games and other media; her work ranges across a variety of geographical contexts including Canada, Japan and India. She currently lives and works in Toronto, Canada. INDICE: Acknowledgements - Introduction: Elephant-Shaped Holes - A Question of History: Geographical/Historical Context - Diaspora and Locality - Race, Culture, Identity and Alien/Nation - Hybridity, Nativism and Transgression - Indigenous knowledge and Western science - Conclusion: Filling Holes, Breaking Boundaries - Bibliography - Index
- ISBN: 978-0-230-32144-1
- Editorial: Palgrave MacM
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 208
- Fecha Publicación: 18/11/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés