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Alien Zone II - by Annette Kuhn (Paperback)

Alien Zone II - by  Annette Kuhn (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Science fiction, more than any other film genre, allows cinema to exhibit its own distinctive matters of expression. Whether these be the state-of-the-art special effects technologies of <i>2001: A Space Odyssey</i>, or the symbolic imagery of ruined cityscapes in <i>Blade Runner</i>, they allow the spectator to experience the totality of the audiovisual thrill. <p/>While this remains in many ways the core defining feature of the genre, recent trends in the study of science fiction cinema have seen a shift of focus away from the specifically cinematic towards the more broadly cultural. New technologies of communication and vision, revolutionary developments in the delivery and reception of moving-image media, the increasing importance of the notion of space: all are forcing new and different ways of thinking about the genre. <p/><i>Alien Zone II</i> presents some of the most exciting new voices in the current debates. A companion volume to <i>Alien Zone</i>, it continues to pursue the critical and theoretical issues opened up in the earlier book and energetically explores fresh territory with an eye which is both reflective and interventionist: visionary cities, psycho-cybernetics, internet fandom, the convergence of science fiction literature and science action film, the body and its limits are just some of the subjects brought under its gaze.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Annette Kuhn</b>'s books include <i>Alien Zone: Cultural Theory and Contemporary Science Fiction Cinema; Cinema, Censorship and Sexuality; The Power of the Image: Essays on Representation and Sexuality</i>; and <i>Women's Pictures: Feminism and Cinema</i>. She is lecturer in Film and Television Studies at Glasgow University.

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