{"product_id":"contemporary-american-science-fiction-film-paperback","title":"Contemporary American Science Fiction Film - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTerence McSweeney\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eStuart Joy\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eContemporary American Science Fiction Film \u003c\/em\u003eexplores 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlacing 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOffering 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTerence McSweeney\u003c\/strong\u003e is Senior Lecturer in Film and Television Studies at Southampton Solent University and the author of \u003ci\u003eThe 'War on Terror' and American Film: 9\/11 Frames Per Second\u003c\/i\u003e (2014), \u003ci\u003eAvengers Assemble! Critical Perspectives on the Marvel Cinematic Universe\u003c\/i\u003e (2018), and \u003ci\u003eBlack Panther: Interrogating a Cultural Phenomenon \u003c\/i\u003e(2021).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStuart Joy is Senior Lecturer in Film and Television Studies at Southampton Solent University and the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Traumatic Screen: The Films of Christopher Nolan\u003c\/i\u003e (2020), co-editor of, and contributor to, \u003ci\u003eThe Cinema of Christopher Nolan: Imagining the Impossible\u003c\/i\u003e (2015), and \u003ci\u003eThrough the Black Mirror: Deconstructing the Side Effects of the Digital Age\u003c\/i\u003e (2019).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.51 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 25, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51780440228128,"sku":"9781032039657","price":93.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5d254a1666f41c0cd2e1f519f811be7a.webp?v=1780528184","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/contemporary-american-science-fiction-film-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}