Ebook: Science fiction and the prediction of the future: essays on foresight and fallacy

Science fiction has always intrigued readers with depictions of an unforeseen future. Can the genre actually provide audiences with a glance into the world of tomorrow? This collection of fifteen international and interdisciplinary essays examines the genre's predictions and breaks new ground by considering the prophetic functions of science fiction films, as well as science fiction literature"--Provided by publisher;Af indholdet: S. 128-134: 2001: A space odyssey and the psychedelic revolution in 1960s science fiction / Rob Latham. -- S. 135-170: The 2001 saga and its inability to predict humanity's future / Gary Westfahl. -- S. 189-197: Post-genre cinemas and post-colonial attitude: Hong Kong meets Paris / Véronique Flambard-Weisbart.