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Oct 9, 2020 · Researchers did not share a common theoretical background and, in the majority of cases, were not specialists in science fiction studies. The majority of papers did not provide any definitions of science fiction and this implies that “science fiction” was assumed to be universally comprehended without need for definition.
- Christopher Benjamin Menadue, Kristi Giselsson, David Guez
- 2020
Feb 1, 2024 · Research about the emergence of science fiction mostly focuses on proximate How-questions, about the influence of technological culture on science fiction. Here, we focus on ultimate Why-questions, about the cognitive reasons underlying the appeal for science fiction.
Aug 3, 2017 · Two characteristics of the use of science fiction in research became evident in the review: its role as a tool for advocacy and cultural insight and its effectiveness as an aid to learning and teaching.
- Christopher Benjamin Menadue, Karen Diane Cheer
- 2017
Science Fiction Studies is a refereed scholarly journal devoted to the study of the genre of science fiction, broadly defined. It publishes articles about science fiction and book reviews on science fiction criticism; it does not publish fiction.
Oct 2, 2014 · For the first two decades of its existence, most scholarly work on Science Fiction tended to take three forms: theoretical efforts at definition that established the historical compass of the genre and elicited a canon of major works, formalist studies that traced important iconic or ideational features of the field, and critical investigations ...
Researchers increasingly employ science fiction and fantasy in public engagement, advocacy and education, and imply popular understanding. Existing definitions of science fiction,
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Aug 3, 2017 · Two characteristics of the use of science fiction in research became evident in the review: its role as a tool for advocacy and cultural insight and its effectiveness as an aid to learning...
