Science Fiction Cinema: From Outerspace to Cyberspace

by Tanya Krzywinska and Geoff King

Book Overview

This book charts the dimensions of one of the most popular genres in the cinema. From lurid comic-book blockbusters to dark dystopian visions, science fiction is seen as both a powerful cultural barometer of our times and the product of particular industrial and commercial frameworks. The authors outline the major themes of the genre, from representations of the mad scientist and computer hacker to the relationship between science fiction and postmodernism,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1903364035
• ISBN13: 9781903364031
• Release Date: September 2000
• Publisher: Wallflower Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.6" x 7.8"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher