Histories of the Future: Studies in Fact, Fantasy and Science Fiction

Review
Histories of the Future will be useful to scholars in a range of fields. It explores interesting nooks and crannies of future historiography, often in a lively way. Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts



Book Description
Science Fiction in Context: Histories of the Future examines some of the ways in which writers, artists, film-makers, strategists, and political thinkers have imagined the future over the last two centuries. Although a number of contributions discuss "mainstream" science fiction, the collection's emphasis is not on any single genre, but rather on the ways in which different histories generate and inform different modes of speculation.



About the Author
Alan Sandison is Emeritus Professor of English at the University of New England.

Robert Dingley is Senior Lecturer in the School of English, Communication, and Theatre at the University of New England.



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Following the premise of I. F. Clarke that history is fundamental in writing about the future, 13 scholars of English, writers, and critics explore such topics as Macaulay's New Zealander and the spirit of the age, celluloid scientists, reporting on World War Three, a new world made to order, the new Martial novel, the military and its discontents in science fiction, and science fiction and the singularity. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)


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