Alien Zone II - The Spaces of Science Fiction Cinema (Paperback)

Science fiction, more than any other film genre, allows cinema to exhibit its own distinctive matters of expression. Whether these be the state-of-the-art special effects technologies of "2001: A Space Odyssey," or the symbolic imagery of ruined cityscapes in "Blade Runner," they allow the spectator to experience the totality of the audiovisual thrill.
While this remains in many ways the core defining feature of the genre, recent trends in the study of science fiction cinema have seen a shift of focus away from the specifically cinematic towards the more broadly cultural. New technologies of communication and vision, revolutionary developments in the delivery and reception of moving-image media, the increasing importance of the notion of space: all are forcing new and different ways of thinking about the genre.
"Alien Zone II" presents some of the most exciting new voices in the current debates. A companion volume to "Alien Zone," it continues to pursue the critical and theoretical issues opened up in the earlier book and energetically explores fresh territory with an eye which is both reflective and interventionist: visionary cities, psycho-cybernetics, internet fandom, the convergence of science fiction literature and science action film, the body and its limits are just some of the subjects brought under its gaze.

General

Imprint:	Verso Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 1999
First published:	December 1999
Editors:	Annette Kuhn
Contributors:	Barry Keith Grant • Brooks Landon • Catherine Constable • Claudia Springer • David Desser • Garrett Stewart • Janet Staiger • Linda Mizejewski • Scott Bukatman
Dimensions:	231 x 156 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	308
ISBN-13:	978-1-85984-259-1
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Television Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Encyclopaedias & reference works > Reference works > General Promotions
LSN:	1-85984-259-3
Barcode:	9781859842591

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