Table of Contents

Introduction - American Science Fiction Culture
1. Conflict and Consensus: The Cold War and the Space Race
2. Pushing the Frontiers of Reality: Science Fiction and the Counterculture
3. Unsettling Visions of America's Future Present: Dystopian Science Fiction
4. Hopes and Fears: Aliens, Cyborgs and the Science Fiction Blockbuster
5. Beyond Truth and Reason: Politics and Identity in Science Fiction
6. American Science Fiction Post 9/11
Filmography
Bibliography
Index

Promotional Information

Also available in hardback, 9781845207953 GBP50.00 (October, 2009)

About the Author

Lincoln Geraghty is Principal Lecturer in Film Studies and Subject Leader for Media Studies in the School of Creative Arts, Film and Media at the University of Portsmouth. He is author of Living with Star Trek: American Culture and the Star Trek Universe, editor of The Influence of Star Trek on Television, Film and Culture, and co-editor of The Shifting Definitions of Genre: Essays on Labelling Films, Television Shows and Media.

Reviews

"Using both film and television, Geraghty deftly explores the ways science fiction has debated US ideologies and ideals over recent decades. This book examines science fiction as American, charting changes in the social and political 'real' and in the entertainment industry right up to the twenty-first century." Lorna Jowett, University of Northampton "American Science Fiction Film and Television examines key works in the field and explores social concerns, obsessions and problems that have influenced America's contributions to the fantastic. Lincoln Geraghty never assumes any work just happened; repeatedly, he traces cultural fixations and historical moments that influenced the birth of key science fiction films and TV shows. Engaging, clear and succinct, this book will be as accessible to the college student as it will be to the casual reader." Oscar De Los Santos, Western Connecticut State University