Beyond tomorrow : German science fiction and utopian thought in the 20th and 21st centuries /: German science fiction and utopian thought in the 20th and 21st centuries. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Ingo Cornils.
• Authors: Cornils, Ingo
• Contents: Note on the Translations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I.The Great Discourse on the Future; Utopians and Utopian Thought; Futurists and Futures Studies; Utopian/Dystopian Writers and Utopian/Dystopian Fiction; Science Fiction: The Nexus of Utopianism, Futurism, and Utopian Fiction; Part II. German Science Fiction in the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries; Some Preliminary Thoughts on German Science Fiction; First Contact: Martians, Sentient Plants, and Swarm Intelligences; The Shock of the New: Mega Cities, Machines, and Rockets; Utopian Experiments: Island Idylls, Glass Beads, and Eugenic Nightmares; To the Stars!: Cosmic Supermen and Bauhaus in Space; Visions of the End: Catastrophism and Moral Entropy; Virtual Realities: Caught in the Matrix; Alternative Histories: Into the Heart of Darkness; Big Brother is Watching Us: Who is Watching Big Brother?; Artificial Intelligences: The Rise of the Thinking Machines; Eternal Life: At What Cost?; Social Satires: Of Empty Slogans and Empty Hearts; Critical Posthumanism: Twilight of the Species or a New Dawn?; High Concept: Time, the Universe, and Everything; Conclusion; Appendix 1: Chronological List of German SF Novels-A Selection; Appendix 2: Chronological List of German SF Films-A Selection; Notes; Bibliography; Index
• Publisher Details: Rochester, New York : Camden House
• Publication Date: 2020
• Copyright Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 833/.08762093720904; Science fiction, German -- 20th century -- History and criticism; Science fiction, German -- 21st century -- History and criticism; Science fiction films -- Germany -- 20th century -- History and criticism; Science fiction films -- Germany -- 21st century -- History and criticism; Utopias in literature; Utopias in motion pictures; LITERARY CRITICISM / European / German; Science fiction films; Science fiction, German; Utopias in literature; Utopias in motion pictures; Germany; Electronic books; Electronic books; Criticism, interpretation, etc
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781787449879; 1787449874; 1787447979; 9781787447974
• Related ISBNs: 9781640140356; 1640140352
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographic references and index.
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