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Science fiction / Sherryl Vint

by Sherryl Vint

This survey explores how science fiction functions as a tool for understanding rapid technological change. It analyses the genre's capacity to envision alternative worlds and the possibilities that emerge from such shifts.

Accession 18492 ISBN 9780262539999 Publisher MIT Press
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