Tropical Time Machines - Science Fiction in the Contemporary Hispanic Caribbean

Exploring works of science fiction originating from Spanish-speaking parts of the Caribbean and their diasporas, this book shows how writers, filmmakers, musicians, and artists are using the language of the genre to comment on the region's history and present-day realities.

About the author

Emily A. Maguire is associate professor of Spanish and
Portuguese studies at Northwestern University. She is the author of Racial Experiments in Cuban Literature and
Ethnography and coeditor of Posthumanism
and Latin(x) American Science Fiction.

Product details

• Authors: Emily A Maguire, Emily A. Maguire
• Publisher: University of Florida Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.06.2024
• EAN: 9781683404583
• ISBN: 978-1-68340-458-3
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 19 mm
• Weight: 544 g
• Series: Reframing Media, Technology, and Culture in Latin/o America
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet