Description
Book SynopsisExplores the science fiction community and its relationships with the industries that sustain it, including the publishing, computer, and hotel/convention industries, and explores the issue of power in those relationships: Who seems to have it? Who does have it? How do they use it? What are the results of that use?
Trade Review"Complex yet easy-to-read,
Science Fiction Culture will appeal to the SF fans who cut their teeth on Azimov's
I, Robot to the pre-teens picking up their first copy of a book starring Xena, Warrior Princess. Both such readers will enjoy the author's inside look at this wonderfully strange universe." *
ForeWord *
"A milestone work that brings sf studies into conversation with cultural studies." *
Science Fiction Studies *
Table of Contents1 Introduction
PART I. CREATING THE LANDSCAPE
2 The Secret Masters of Fandom
3 Worldcon: Mobile Geography in Real Time
4 The Cyberscape: GEnie and the Rise of the Internet
PART II. NEW GROUPS CHANGE THE FACE OF THE GENRES
5 The Women Were Always Here: The Obligatory History Lesson
6 Women in Science Fiction: The Backlash and Beyond
7 Gay and Lesbian Presence in Science Fiction
8 Youth Culture
9 Sexual Identity and Fandom
PART III. IT ALL COMES TOGETHER IN THE FICTION
10 From Fan to Pro: Getting Published
11 Best-Sellers, Short Fiction, and Niches
12 Laboring in the Fields of Cultural Production
Appendix: Bulletin Boards, E-Mail, and Usenet
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgments
