Sport and Monstrosity in Science Fiction

This book pits the imaginative sports of science fiction against our widespread suspicion of the monstrous athletic body. The biopolitical nature of sport demands we see these bodies as our bodies, capable of the greatest physical feats science fiction can imagine, but also our worst fears of injury and death.

A propos de l'auteur

Derek J. Thiess is Assistant Professor of English at the University of North Georgia, USA.

Résumé

This book pits the imaginative sports of science fiction against our widespread suspicion of the monstrous athletic body. The biopolitical nature of sport demands we see these bodies as our bodies, capable of the greatest physical feats science fiction can imagine, but also our worst fears of injury and death.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Derek J. Thiess
• Edition: Liverpool University Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 31.05.2019
• EAN: 9781786942227
• ISBN: 978-1-78694-222-7
• Pages: 224
• Thèmes: Liverpool Science Fiction Texts & Studies; Liverpool Science Fiction Text; Liverpool Science Fiction Texts & Studies; Liverpool Science Fiction Text
• Catégorie: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Linguistique et littérature > Littérature générale et comparée