Colonialism and the Emergence of Science Fiction.

Groundbreaking study of science fiction's relation to colonialism and imperialism.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Rieder, John
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Middletown : Wesleyan University Press, 2012.
Series:	Wesleyan early classics of science fiction series.
Subjects:	Science fiction, American > History and criticism. American fiction > 19th century > History and criticism. American fiction > 20th century > History and criticism. English fiction > 19th century > History and criticism. English fiction > 20th century > History and criticism. Literature and science > English-speaking countries. Imperialism in literature. Colonies in literature.
Online Access:	Full text (Emmanuel users only)

Table of Contents:

Cover; Colonialism and the Emergence of Science Fiction; THE WESLEYAN EARLY CLASSICS OF SCIENCE FICTION SERIES; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 Introduction: The Colonial Gaze and the Frame of Science Fiction; Fig. 1. Alonzo Gartley, Native Hawaiian Fisherman with Throw Net, 1903; Fig. 2. Frank R. Paul, front cover illustration, Amazing Stories, August 1927; Fig. 3. Harold V. Brown, front cover illustration, Thrilling Wonder Stories, June 1939; Chapter 2 Fantasies of Appropriation: Lost Races and Discovered Wealth.
Chapter 3 Dramas of InterpretationChapter 4 Artificial Humans and the Construction of Race; Fig. 4. Frank R. Paul, front cover illustration, Amazing Stories, August 1926; Fig. 5. Frank R. Paul, front cover illustration, Science Wonder Stories, October 1929; Chapter 5 Visions of Catastrophe; Notes; Works Cited; Index.

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