Contemporary American Science Fiction Film

By: Terence McSweeney

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Synopsis: Contemporary American Science Fiction Film explores and interrogates a diverse variety of popular and culturally relevant American science fiction films made in the first two decades of the new millennium, offering a ground-breaking investigation of the impactful role of genre cinema in the modern era. Placing one of the most popular and culturally resonant American film genres broadly within its rich social, historical, industrial, and political context, the book interrogates some of the defining critical debates of the era via an in-depth analysis of a range of important films. An international team of authors draw on case studies from across the science fiction genre to examine what these films can tell us about the time period, how the films themselves connect to the social and political context, how the fears and anxieties they portray resonate beyond the screen, and how the genre responds to the shifting coordinates of the Hollywood film industry. Offering new insights and perspectives on the cinematic science fiction genre, this volume will appeal primarily to scholars and students of film, television, cultural and media studies, as well as anyone interested in science fiction and speculative film.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 224 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781000540642
Related ISBNs:: 9781032039640, 9781003189961, 9781032039657
Publisher:: Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:: 02/22/22
Copyrighted By:: selection and editorial matter, Terence McSweeney and Stuart Joy
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Entertainment, Art and Architecture, Science Fiction and Fantasy
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Terence McSweeney
Edited by:: Stuart Joy