- Title : Into Darkness Peering: Race and Color in the Fantastic (Contributions to the Study of Science Fiction & Fantasy)
- Author : Elisabeth Leonard
- Rating : 4.64 (534 Vote)
- Publish : 2016-8-23
- Format : Hardcover
- Pages : 208 Pages
- Asin : 0313300429
- Language : English
The chapters are written by expert contributors who approach their topics as both products of a particular cultural moment and as imagined alternatives. Topics discussed include colonialism and empire, Creole identity politics, race in cyberspace, and witchcraft in Salem.. Because the fantastic is so much a part of popular culture, fantasy literature can rep
The chapters are written by expert contributors who approach their topics as both products of a particular cultural moment and as imagined alternatives. Topics discussed include colonialism and empire, Creole identity politics, race in cyberspace, and witchcraft in Salem.. Because the fantastic is so much a part of popular culture, fantasy literature can represent or address the racial attitudes of its audience. If a work is racist, whether consciously or not, it may perpetuate racist attitudes unless it is carefully examined. This volume explores the significance of race and color in the works of a wide range of authors, including Octavia Butler, Robert Heinlein, Stephen King, and Robert Silverberg.This volume explores the significance of race and color in the works of a wide range of authors, including Octavia Butler, Joseph Conrad, Ursula Le Guin, Robert Heinl ELISABETH ANNE LEONARD received an M.F.A. from the University of Pittsburgh and is presently a doctoral candidate in English at Kent State University. She has articles forthcoming in CCC (May, 1997) and Extrapolation (1998).
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