Science fiction

By:

Vint, Sherryl

Material type: Text

9780262539999

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

809.387 23 VIN-S

LOC classification:

PN3433.5 .V55 2021

Contents:

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

Summary: "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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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Books	IIITD General Stacks	Science Fiction	809.387 VIN-S (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		012332

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This book includes bibliographical references and index.

"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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