New perspectives on contemporary German science fiction. (2022)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Lars Schmeink, Ingo Cornils.
• Editors: Schmeink, Lars; Cornils, Ingo
• Contents: Introduction: Science Fiction in German – An Overview Ingo Cornils / Lars Schmeink (University of Leeds, UK / HafenCity University, Germany).- Going Round in Cycles: Time Travel and Determinism in Dark (2017–) Juliane Blank (University of the Saarland).- White German Agency in Transfer, Die kommenden Tage, Hell Evan Torner (University of Cincinnati, USA).- Popular German Science Fiction Film and European Migration Gabriele Müller (York University, Canada).- Daring Dystopia: Finding the Female Voice in Formal Experiments Klaudia Seibel (University of Giessen, Germany).- 'Last Men' in the Dystopian Novel of Contemporary German Literature Kristina Mateescu (University of Heidelberg, Germany).- Dirk C. Fleck's Maeva Trilogy Peter Seyferth (Independent Scholar, Munich, Germany).- QualityLand: Marc-Uwe Kling's Social Commentary as "Funny Dystopia" Joscha Klüppel (University of Oregon, United States).- Part III: New Criticism – Climate Change and Ecology.- Ecocriticism in Contemporary German SF Laura Zinn (University of Giessen, Germany).- Misogyny and climate change in Karen Duve's Macht.- Clarisa Novello (University of Aberdeen, Scotland).- Apocalyptic Greeneries: Climate, Vegetation and the End of the World in Ransmayr, Kracht and Fritsch Solvejg Nitzke (Technical University of Dresden, Germany).- The Language of Ice in the Anthropocene: The Case of Der Schwarm, Eiszeit In Europa? and Eistau Matteo Gallostampino (University of Bergamo, Italy).- Part IV: New Identities – Gender, Health, Posthumanism.- From Fiction to Society: Gender-Neutral Pronouns in the Near Future Novel Wasteland Aşkın-Hayat Doğan (Independent Scholar, Berlin, Germany).- The Paradoxes of Illness and Health in Juli Zeh's Corpus Delicti: Ein Prozess Mylene Branco (Université Luxembourg).- Nach der Langeweile. Boredom, Critical Posthumanism and Critique of Culture Hanna Schumacher (University of Edinburg, Scotland).- Transhumanism Revisited: Dietmar Dath's Abschaffung der Arten Roland Innerhofer (University of Vienna, Austria).
• Publisher Details: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2022
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 833.0876209092; Science fiction, German -- 21st century -- History and criticism; Science fiction films -- Germany -- History and criticism; Science fiction television programs -- Germany -- History and criticism
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783030959630
• Related ISBNs: 9783030959623
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