The Postnational Fantasy

Essays on Postcolonialism, Cosmopolitics and Science Fiction

Masood Ashraf Raja editor Jason W Ellis editor Swaralipi Nandi editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:McFarland & Co Inc

Published:25th Apr '11

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In twelve critical and interdisciplinary essays, this text examines the relationship between the fantastic in novels, movies and video games and real-world debates about nationalism, globalization and cosmopolitanism. Topics covered include science fiction and postcolonialism, issues of ethnicity, nation and transnational discourse. Altogether, these essays chart a new discursive space, where postcolonial theory and science fiction and fantasy studies work cooperatively to expand our understanding of the fantastic, while simultaneously expanding the scope of postcolonial discussions.

“Overall, The Postnational Fantasy is a fairly strong and relatively cohesive collection, and should particularly appeal to scholars working at the intersections of the fields of sf and postcolonial studies”—Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts.

ISBN: 9780786461417

Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 12mm

Weight: 299g

225 pages