Italian Science Fiction - The Other in Literature and Film (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019)

This book explores Italian science fiction from 1861, the year of Italy's unification, to the present day, focusing on how this genre helped shape notions of Otherness and Normalness. In particular, Italian Science Fiction draws upon critical race studies, postcolonial theory, and feminist studies to explore how migration, colonialism, multiculturalism, and racism have been represented in genre film and literature. Topics include the role of science fiction in constructing a national identity; the representation and self-representation of "alien" immigrants in Italy; the creation of internal "Others," such as southerners and Roma; the intersections of gender and race discrimination; and Italian science fiction's transnational dialogue with foreign science fiction. This book reveals that though it is arguably a minor genre in Italy, science fiction offers an innovative interpretive angle for rethinking Italian history and imagining future change in Italian society.

General

Imprint:	Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Studies in Global Science Fiction
Release date:	July 2019
First published:	2019
Authors:	Simone Brioni • Daniele Comberiati
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	289
Edition:	1st ed. 2019
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-019325-6
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > General Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > From 1900 Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General
LSN:	3-03-019325-X
Barcode:	9783030193256

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