Imaginary Worlds: Invitation to an Argument

by Wayne Fife

Book Overview

In this work, the author contends that we should create a comparative framework for the study of imaginary worlds in the social sciences. Making use of extended examples from both science fiction and fantasy fiction, as well as the living movement of steampunk, the reader is invited to an argument about how best to define imaginary worlds and approach them as social locations for qualitative research. It is suggested in this volume that increasing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3031086430
• ISBN13: 9783031086434
• Release Date: August 2023
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 154 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.8" x 8.3"