John Cheng

Astounding Wonder

Imagining Science and Science Fiction in Interwar America

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Produktbeschreibung

Astounding Wonder explores the emergence and dynamics of science fiction in interwar popular culture.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Seitenzahl: 400
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Dezember 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 221mm x 142mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 590g
• ISBN-13: 9780812222937
• ISBN-10: 0812222938
• Artikelnr.: 39753180

Autorenporträt

John Cheng teaches Asian American studies at Binghamton University.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction. "The Hope of Today and the Reality of Tomorrow": Popular
Science, Popular Culture, and Science Fiction
PART I. CIRCULATION
1 "Magazines for Morons": Pulp Magazines and the Emergence of Science
Fiction
2 Conversations from the "Backyard": Reading and Imagining Community
PART II. READING
3 Discovering the Freedom of Facts: Fact, Fiction, and the Authority of
Science
4 Involving Adventure, Reassuring Romance: Engendering Science Fiction's
Domestic Tranquillity
5 Human Martians and Asian Aliens: The Racial Nature of Wondrous Worlds
6 The Progress of Time: Einstein, History, and the Dimensions of Time
Travel
PART III. PRACTICE
7 "Fandom Is Just a Goddamn Hobby": The Industry of Fans and Professionals
8 "We Want to Play with Spaceships": Popular Rocket Science in Action
Epilogue. Beyond the "Gernsback Continuum": Science Fiction's Community and
Social Networks
List of Abbreviations
Notes
Index
Acknowledgments