{"product_id":"practicing-science-fiction-critical-essays-on-writing-reading-and-teaching-the-genre-paperback","title":"Practicing Science Fiction: Critical Essays on Writing, Reading and Teaching the Genre - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKaren Hellekson\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eCraig B. Jacobsen\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003ePatrick B. Sharp\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Drawn from the Science Fiction Research Association conference held in Lawrence, Kansas, in 2008, the essays in this volume address intersections among the reading, writing, and teaching of science fiction. Part 1 studies the teaching of SF, placing analytical and pedagogical research next to each other to reveal how SF can be both an object of study as well as a teaching tool for other disciplines. Part 2 examines SF as a genre of mediation between the sciences and the humanities, using close readings and analyses of the literary-scientific nexus. Part 3 examines SF in the media, using specific television programs, graphic novels, and films as examples of how SF successfully transcends the medium of transmission. Finally, Part 4 features close readings of SF texts by women, including Joanna Russ, Ursula K. Le Guin, and Octavia E. Butler.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKaren Hellekson\u003c\/b\u003e is a freelance copy editor and independent scholar. She is coeditor of the open access journal \u003ci\u003eTransformative Works and Cultures\u003c\/i\u003e and of the quarterly \u003ci\u003eSFRA Review\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Maine. \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eCraig B. Jacobsen\u003c\/b\u003e teaches at Mesa Community College in Arizona. He is coeditor of the quarterly \u003ci\u003eSFRA Review\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ePatrick B. Sharp\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate professor at California State University, Los Angeles. He has written extensively on science fiction. \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eLisa Yaszek\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Her most recent work was on galactic suburbia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 226\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 25, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52702513103155,"sku":"9780786447930","price":60.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/Y2R2ei82TGZ2VXJhR1p5dWVwK0UxZz09.webp?v=1763308888","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/practicing-science-fiction-critical-essays-on-writing-reading-and-teaching-the-genre-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}