Age and Ageing in Contemporary Speculative and Science Fiction (Bloomsbury Studies in the Humanities, Ageing and Later Life)
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- Synopsis
- 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.
- Copyright:
- 2023
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- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9781350230682
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781350230668
- Publisher:
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Date of Addition:
- 01/11/23
- Copyrighted By:
- Sarah Falcus, Maricel Oró-Piqueras and contributors
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Entertainment, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Social Studies, Language Arts
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- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
- Edited by:
- Sarah Falcus
- Edited by:
- Maricel Oró-Piqueras
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