Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Politics: Transmedia World-Building Beyond Capitalism

by Dan Hassler-Forest

Book Overview

From Tolkien to Star Trek and from Game of Thrones to The Walking Dead, imaginary worlds in fantastic genres offer highly detailed political worlds beyond capitalism. This book examines the complex ways in which these popular storyworlds offer valuable conceptual tools for anti-capitalist participatory politics.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1783484926
• ISBN13: 9781783484928
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 246 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary