Postcolonialism and Science Fiction

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-ix

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2. Introduction: Elephant-Shaped Holes

   • Jessica Langer

   Pages 1-10

3. A Question of History: Geographical/Historical Context

   • Jessica Langer

   Pages 11-55

4. Diaspora and Locality

   • Jessica Langer

   Pages 56-80

5. Race, Culture, Identity and Alien/Nation

   • Jessica Langer

   Pages 81-106

6. Hybridity, Nativism and Transgression

   • Jessica Langer

   Pages 107-126

7. Indigenous Knowledge and Western Science

   • Jessica Langer

   Pages 127-152

8. Conclusion: Filling Holes, Breaking Boundaries

   • Jessica Langer

   Pages 153-159

9. Back Matter

   Pages 160-188

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Using close readings and thematic studies of contemporary science fiction and postcolonial theory, ranging from discussions of Japanese and Canadian science fiction to a deconstruction of race and (post)colonialism in World of Warcraft, This book is the first comprehensive study of the complex and developing relationship between the two areas.

• Close reading
• colonialism
• culture
• fiction
• identity

'Jessica Langer's crisp study performs timely and acute analyses of issues of racial identity, problems of diaspora and locality, the clash of indigenous and Western forms of knowledge, and the play of historical continuity and discontinuity at the conjuncture of science fiction, colonialism, and postcolonial studies. It should become a central reference in this growing field.' Professor John Rieder, Department of English, UH M?noa, USA

JESSICA LANGER received her PhD from Royal Holloway, University of London in 2009. She has published widely on postcolonial theory and practice and science fiction literature, film, video games and other media; her work ranges across a variety of geographical contexts including Canada, Japan and India. She currently lives and works in Toronto, Canada.

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