Science Fiction, Canonization, Marginalization, and the Academy
by Gary Westfahl, George Slusser (Editor)
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Science fiction occupies a peculiar place in the academic study of literature. For decades, scholars have looked at science fiction with disdain and have criticized it for being inferior to other types of literature. But despite the sentiments of these traditionalists, many works of science fiction engage recognized canonical texts, such as the Odyssey, and many traditionally canonical works contain elements of science fiction. More recently, the canon has been subject to revision, as show more scholars have deliberately sought to include works that reflect diversity and have participated in the serious show lessTags
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Gary Westfahl, formerly of the University of La Verne and the University of California, Riverside, has now retired to focus exclusively on research and writing. His many books on science fiction include William Gibson and Hugo Gernsback and the Century of science Fiction.
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- Literature Studies and Criticism, Fiction and Literature, Science Fiction
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- 813.0876209 — Literature & rhetoric American literature in English American fiction in English By type Genre fiction Adventure fiction Speculative fiction Science fiction Collections and anthologies History of American science fiction
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- PS374 .S35 .S3325 — Language and Literature American literature American literature Prose Prose fiction
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