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" Science fiction film : "
Keith M. Johnston
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BL
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647869
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| Main Entry
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Johnston, Keith M.,1973-
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| Title & Author
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Science fiction film : : a critical introduction /\ Keith M. Johnston
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| Series Statement
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Berg film genres series,
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ix, 197 pages :: illustrations ;; 23 cm
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| ISBN
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9781847884763
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: 1847884768
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: 9781847884770
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: 1847884776
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: 9781847884787
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: 1847884784
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: 9780857850560
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: 0857850563
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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Introduction -- Part I. What is Science Fiction? -- 1. Genre, Theory and Science Fiction -- 2. Reading Science Fiction -- 3. Science Fiction and Technology -- Part II. Genre History -- 4. 1895-1950: Origins of a Genre -- 5. 1950-70: Defining a Genre -- 6. 1970-90: Science Fiction and the Blockbuster -- 7. 1990-2010: Science Fiction and the Mainstream -- Part III. Selling Science Fiction -- 8. 'Adventure Dramas of the Future': Creating Genre -- 9. Genre and Spectacle in Science Fiction Trailers -- 10. Science Fiction, Audiences and the Internet -- Conclusion
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"Science Fiction Film develops a historical and cultural approach to the genre that moves beyond close readings of iconography and formal conventions. It explores how this increasingly influential genre has been constructed from disparate elements into a hybrid genre. Going beyond a textual exploration of these films, this study places them within a larger network of influences that includes studio politics and promotional discourses. The book also challenges the perceived limits of the genre - it includes a wide range of films, from canonical SF, such as Le voyage dans la lune, Star Wars and Blade Runner, to films that stretch and reshape the definition of the genre. This expansion of generic focus offers an innovative approach for students and fans of science fiction alike"--
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Science fiction films-- History and criticism
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| LC Classification
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PN1995.9.S26J45 2011
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