Age and Ageing in Contemporary Speculative and Science Fiction
Author | : Sarah Falcus |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 324 |
Release | : 2023-01-12 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781350230682 |
ISBN-13 | : 1350230685 |
Rating | : 4/5 (685 Downloads) |
Download or read book Age and Ageing in Contemporary Speculative and Science Fiction written by Sarah Falcus and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2023-01-12 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing on the contemporary period, this book brings together critical age studies and contemporary science fiction to establish the centrality of age and ageing in dystopian, speculative and science-fiction imaginaries. Analysing texts from Europe, North America and South Asia, as well as television programmes and films, the contributions range from essays which establish genre-based trends in the representation of age and ageing, to very focused studies of particular texts and concerns. As a whole, the volume probes the relationship between speculative/science fiction and our understanding of what it is to be a human in time: the time of our own lives and the times of both the past and the future.