Science fiction
Material type: TextSeries: The MIT Press essential knowledge seriesPublication details: London : MIT Press, ©2021Description: 207 p. ; 18 cmISBN:- 9780262539999
- 809.387 23 VIN-S
- PN3433.5 .V55 2021
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Books | IIITD General Stacks | Science Fiction | 809.387 VIN-S (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 012332 |
This book includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Introduction: Whose science fiction 2. The utopian tradition 3. Futurology and speculative design 4. The colonial imagination 5. Robots, AI and transhumanism 6. Genomics, the microbion and posthumanism 7. Environment, climate change, and the anthropocene 8. Economics and financialization 9. Conclusion: Living in a science fictional world
"An overview of how science fiction has grappled with the ways that science and technology shape and change human lives, emphasizing the challenges of the 21st century"--
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