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Histories of science fiction often discuss ""Metropolis"" as a classic text within the genre - yet the term ""science fiction"" had not been invented at the time of the film's release. If the genre did not have a name, did it exist? This book examines the varying constructions of genre within film, television, and other entertainment media.

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    A Paperback by Lincoln Geraghty, Mark Jancovich

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      Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc.
      Publication Date: 4/7/2008 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780786434305, 978-0786434305
      ISBN10: 0786434309

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      Book Synopsis
      Histories of science fiction often discuss ""Metropolis"" as a classic text within the genre - yet the term ""science fiction"" had not been invented at the time of the film's release. If the genre did not have a name, did it exist? This book examines the varying constructions of genre within film, television, and other entertainment media.

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