Tables of Contents for The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction

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Acknowledgments

List of contributors

Chronology

Foreword James Gunn

Introduction: reading science fiction Farah Mendlesohn

Part I. The History: 1. Science fiction before the genre Brian Stableford

2. The magazine era: 1926-1960 Brian Attebery

3. New wave and backwash: 1960-1980 Damien Broderick

4. Science fiction from 1980 to the present John Clute

5. Film and television Mark Bould

6. Science fiction and its editors Gary K. Wolfe

Part II. Critical Approaches: 7. Marxist theory and science fiction Istvan Csicsery-Ronay, Jr

8. Feminist theory and science fiction Veronica Hollinger

9. Postmodernism and science fiction Andrew M. Butler

10. Science fiction and queer theory Wendy Pearson

Part III. Sub-genres and Themes: 11. The icons of science fiction Gwyneth Jones

12. Science fiction and the life sciences Joan Slonczewski and Michael Levy

13. Hard science fiction Kathryn Cramer

14. Space opera Gary Westfahl

15. Alternate history Andy Duncan

16. Utopias and anti-utopias Edward James

17. Politics and science fiction Ken MacLeod

18. Gender in science fiction Helen Merrick

19. Race and ethnicity in science fiction Elisabeth Anne Leonard

20. Religion and science fiction Farah Mendlesohn