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Document Type: | Book |
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ISBN: | 0812215303 9780812215304 |
OCLC Number: | 1000540784 |
Notes: | Met bibliogr. en index. |
Description: | 317 p. ; 24 cm. |
Contents: | 1 IntroductionPART I. CREATING THE LANDSCAPE2 The Secret Masters of Fandom3 Worldcon: Mobile Geography in Real Time4 The Cyberscape: GEnie and the Rise of the InternetPART II. NEW GROUPS CHANGE THE FACE OF THE GENRES5 The Women Were Always Here: The Obligatory History Lesson6 Women in Science Fiction: The Backlash and Beyond7 Gay and Lesbian Presence in Science Fiction8 Youth Culture9 Sexual Identity and FandomPART III. IT ALL COMES TOGETHER IN THE FICTION10 From Fan to Pro: Getting Published11 Best-Sellers, Short Fiction, and Niches12 Laboring in the Fields of Cultural ProductionAppendix: Bulletin Boards, E-Mail, and UsenetNotesBibliographyIndexAcknowledgments |
Series Title: | Feminist cultural studies, the media, and political culture |
Responsibility: | Camille Bacon-Smith. |
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"Complex yet easy-to-read, Science Fiction Culture will appeal to the SF fans who cut their teeth on Azimov's I, Robot to the pre-teens picking up their first copy of a book starring Xena, Warrior Princess. Both such readers will enjoy the author's inside look at this wonderfully strange universe."-ForeWord "A milestone work that brings sf studies into conversation with cultural studies."-Science Fiction Studies "[An] inside look at this wonderfully strange universe."-ForeWord Read more...
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