Routledge Companion to Science Fiction

<p><em>The Routledge Companion to Science Fiction</em> is a comprehensive overview of the history and study of science fiction. It outlines major writers movements and texts in the genre established critical approaches and areas for future study. Fifty-six entries by a team of renowned international contributors are divided into four parts which look in turn at:</p><ul> <p> </p> <li>history – an integrated chronological narrative of the genre’s development</li> <li>theory – detailed accounts of major theoretical approaches including feminism Marxism psychoanalysis cultural studies postcolonialism posthumanism and utopian studies</li> <li>issues and challenges – anticipates future directions for study in areas as diverse as science studies music design environmentalism ethics and alterity</li> <li>subgenres – a prismatic view of the genre tracing themes and developments within specific subgenres.</li> </ul><p>Bringing into dialogue the many perspectives on the genre <em>The Routledge Companion to Science Fiction</em> is essential reading for anyone interested in the history and the future of science fiction and the way it is taught and studied.</p>