Between Science and Society

Charting the Space of Science Fiction

By:

Douglas A.Van Belle

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Hardback

Series:

Politics, Literature, & Film

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In Between Science and Society: Charting the Space of Science Fiction, Douglas A. Van Belle uses interviews with 24 science fiction authors to analyze the conceptual space that science fiction occupies between science and society. Using these interviews, Van Belle studies the similarities and differences between the academic and professional understandings of the genre. Between Science and Society argues that, for authors, all of the aspects of the genre that are emphasized by academics, such as science communication and depictions of scientists, are secondary to the artistic effort to entertain through storytelling. Through his interviews, Van Belle explores both the genre’s place in relation to science and society and key elements to surviving as a professional science fiction author. Van Belle creates a definition of science fiction based on the creative ideals expressed by these authors and compared to those that arise from the academic perspective, showing that academics are struggling to engage one of the two central ideals of the genre.

Author Biography:

Douglas A. Van Belle is a senior lecturer in media studies at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.

Release date Australia

December 10th, 2020

Author

Douglas A.Van Belle

Series

Politics, Literature, & Film

Pages

230

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Illustrations

Illustrations, unspecified; Black & White Illustrations

Dimensions

162x239x19

ISBN-13

9781793605733

Product ID

33821146

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