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A Tale Told by a Machine: The AI Narrator in Contemporary Science Fiction Novels (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Investigates key questions that arise from the use of AI narrators. The book describes how these narratives challenge... Læs mere
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Dimensions of the Fantastic: A Theory of the Unknown from Stoker's Dracula to Little Marvin's Them (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Not to be confused with fantasy or the supernatural, the fantastic is its own beast and perhaps the most... Læs mere
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Free Land, Free Country: Setting Down Roots of Revolution in America, 1600-1790 (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Details the powerful influence of land rights in the early British settlement of America. Exploring how economic hierarchies... Læs mere
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Alien Abduction in the Cinema: A History from the 1950s to Today (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Analyses more than 75 films that draw their inspiration from allegedly fact-based accounts of alien contact, from 1951’s The Man from... Læs mere
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The Eternal Future of the 1950s: Essays on the Lasting Influence of the Decade's Science Fiction Films (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Essays in this book explore how classic ‘50s science fiction films have been recycled, repurposed, and reused in the decades since their release. Essays also cover 1950’s sci-fi influences on video game franchises like Fallout, Bioshock and Wolfenstein.
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The '80s Resurrected: Essays on the Decade in Popular Culture Then and Now (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Explores the many shapes the ‘80s mythos has taken across a range of media. Essays examine television series such as Stranger... Læs mere
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The (Un)Welcome Stranger: Intercultural Sensitivity in Six American Novels (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
An exploration of the possibilities of intercultural training through literature, especially related to collegiate study abroad... Læs mere
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Dead, White and Blue: The Zombie and American National Identity (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Demonstrates how Disney’s Zombies reenacts the civil rights movement, how The Walking Dead fulfills Thoreau’s fantasy against the backdrop... Læs mere
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The Archie/Sabrina Universe: Essays on the Comics and Their Adaptations (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Intersecting with fan studies, TV and comics studies, queer, disability and feminist studies, as well as popular culture and media... Læs mere
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Schools of Magic: Learning in Children's and Young Adult Fantasy Fiction (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Introducing a new, holistic framework for analysing texts in the fantastic school story subgenre, this book examines texts... Læs mere
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Analyzing Adventure Time: Critical Essays on Cartoon Network's World of Ooo (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
In 2010, Cartoon Network debuted a new animated series called Adventure Time, and within just a few short years the show became... Læs mere
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Reading the Great American Zombie: The Living Dead in Literature (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Studying over a century of American literary history, this text explores how zombies translate cultural concepts and definitions of personhood. Chapters intricately detail how literary zombies have long presented narratives of American cultural self-examination.
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