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The figure of the alien is at the heart of science fiction and has helped us to understand and explore interactions with other cultures and the possibilities of life beyond both the modern configuration of the nation-state and the natural order of life on earth. Alien Imaginations brings together canonical and contemporary works in the cinema and literature of science fiction, transnationalism, and globalization in order to examine the role of the alien as well as the realities of migration, labor, and life in the twenty-first century. The essays in this collection discuss films such as District 9, Avatar, and Code 46, as well as novels by H.G. Wells, Philip K. Dick, or Ray Bradbury. As we continue down the road to a global economy and culture, Alien Imaginations offers a critical reflection upon our 'imagined realities' while also turning to speculative fiction and cinema to provide us with examples of resistance, if not a utopian horizon.

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Book category Books in English The arts Film, TV & radio Films, cinema

• Full title: Alien Imaginations
• Subtitle: Science Fiction and Tales of Transnationalism
• Author: Ulrike Kuchler, Silja Maehl, Graeme A. Stout
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 272
• EAN: 9781628921151
• ISBN: 1628921153
• ID: 04841030
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
• Weight: 532 g
• Dimensions: 237 × 160 × 23 mm
• Date of publishing: 26. March 2015

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