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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewIn this collection of essays, Gunn (English, U. of Kansas, emeritus) discusses his relationship with science fiction as a writer and critic and offers several approaches to teaching works in the genre. He also discusses the film industry's treatment of science fiction and its impact on the "real world." This revised and expanded edition includes five articles published since the book's first publication in 1992. * Reference and Research Book News, August 2006 *
...Gunn writes clearly and directly. He doesn't talk down to a mass audience, and he doesn't lapse into jargony shorthand when he's with a supposedly better-informed group. Moreover, the essays are studded with wry wit....as a model of clear, well-informed writing for general readers, it's worth recommending strongly to your neighborhood library. * The New York Review Of Science Fiction, January 2007 *
...a fascinating set of essays...this is a valuable addition to the historical literature on science fiction... * Green Man Review *
Table of ContentsPart 1 Introduction Part 2 Part 1. Getting inside Science Fiction Chapter 3 1. The Education of a Science Fiction Teacher Chapter 4 2. From the Pulps to the Classroom: The Strange Journey of Science Fiction Chapter 5 3. Science Fiction and the Mainstream Chapter 6 4. The Gatekeepers Chapter 7 5. Fifty Amazing, Astounding, Wonderful Years Chapter 8 6. The Worldview of Science Fiction Part 9 Part 2. Science Fiction and the Teacher Chapter 10 7. Teaching Science Fiction Chapter 11 8. Teaching Science Fiction Revisited Chapter 12 9. The Academic Viewpoint Chapter 13 10. Science Fiction as Literature Chapter 14 11. The City and the Critics Chapter 15 12. Libraries in Science Fiction Chapter 16 13. The Protocols of Science Fiction Part 17 Part 3. Science Fiction on Film and Television Chapter 18 14. The Tinsel Screen Chapter 19 15. Television and The Immortal Chapter 20 16. The Great Science Fiction Radio Show Chapter 21 17. Looking Backward at 2001 Part 22 Part 4. Science Fiction and the Real World Chapter 23 18. The Uses of Space Chapter 24 19. A Short History of the Space Program; or, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Moon Chapter 25 20. Shapechangers and Fearmongers Chapter 26 21. Science Fiction and the Future Chapter 27 22. Science Fiction in the Nineties Chapter 28 23. Science Fiction in the Second Millennium Part 29 A James Gunn Bibliography Part 30 Index Part 31 About the Author
