Farah Mendlesohn

The Inter-Galactic Playground

A Critical Study of Children's and Teens' Science Fiction
Herausgeber: Palumbo, Donald E.; Sullivan, Iii C. W.

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Produktbeschreibung

Science fiction is often considered the genre of ideas and imagination, which would seem to make it ideal for juveniles and young adults; however, the ideas are often dispensed by adults. This book considers the development of science fiction for children and teens between 1950 and 2010, exploring why it differs from science fiction aimed at adults. In a broader sense, this critical examination of 400 texts sheds light on changing attitudes toward children and teenagers, toward science education, and toward the authors' expectations and sociological views of their audience.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 284
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juli 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 465g
• ISBN-13: 9780786435036
• ISBN-10: 0786435038
• Artikelnr.: 25693769

Autorenporträt

Farah Mendlesohn teaches science fiction and fantasy literature at Middlesex University in London.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments     
Introduction     
1. What Do We Mean When We Say "Science Fiction"?     
2. Red Herrings and Living-Room Elephants: How We Understand Children and
Children's Reading     
3. Science, Information Density and the SF Reader     
4. Trajectories and Periodicity: Expectations of the Child in Science
Fiction     
5. Socialization and the Gendered (Future) Society     
6. You Gotta Have a Theme; or, the Paucity of Plots     
7. Best Practice Now     
Appendix A. Index to Out of this World     
Appendix B. The Survey Questionnaire     
Appendix C. Analysis of the Survey, by Zara Baxter and Farah Mendlesohn
     
Appendix D. The Golden Age of Science Fiction Is Three: Science Fiction
Picture Books     
Chapter Notes     
Bibliography     
Index