Unlocking the Future - The Urban Imagination in Contemporary Chinese Science Fiction

The book highlights the urban imagination in contemporary Chinese science fiction, in order to assess the capacity of Chinese society to conceive of the future.

Sommario

1 The Divided City: Imagining the Urban in Contemporary Chinese Science Fiction 2 Time as Variation: "China Speed" and Synchronic Illusions 3 ‘Urban Malaise’ and the New Infrastructures of City Life 4 When the Future Gazes at Urban–Rural Relations in China 5 Alternative ‘Civilizations’ 6 Unlocking the Future: Characterizing "Hope" in Contemporary Chinese Society

Info autore

Luo Xiaoming is an associate professor working in the Program in Cultural Studies of Shanghai University. Her research interests are urban culture, social space in everyday life, and contemporary Chinese science fiction. She is also the chief editor of the online journal Refeng Xueshu (2017–2021).

Riassunto

The book highlights the urban imagination in contemporary Chinese science fiction, in order to assess the capacity of  Chinese society to conceive of the future.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Luo Xiaoming
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 28.04.2023
• EAN: 9781032483382
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3248338-2
• Pagine: 182
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Geoscienze > Geografia; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata; Science Fiction, Cultural Studies, FICTION / Science Fiction / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 21st Century, LITERARY CRITICISM / Asian / Chinese, Chinese, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Urban communities, Literary studies: from c 2000