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Black and Brown Planets: The Politics of Race in Science Fiction
Lavender, Isiah, III
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Description for Black and Brown Planets: The Politics of Race in Science Fiction
Hardcover. An exploration of the American obsession with colour in its look at the sometimes contrary intersections of politics and race in science fiction. It considers the role of race and ethnicity in our visions of the future. Editor(s): Lavender, Isiah. Num Pages: 250 pages, 111 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 520.
Black and Brown Planets embarks on a timely exploration of the American obsession with color in its look at the sometimes contrary intersections of politics and race in science fiction. The contributors, including De Witt D. Kilgore, Edward James, Lisa Yaszek, and Marleen S. Barr, among others, explore science fiction worlds of possibility (literature, television, and film), lifting blacks, Latin Americans, and indigenous peoples out from the background of this historically white genre.
This collection considers the role of race and ethnicity in our visions of the future. The first section emphasizes the political elements of black identity portrayed ... Read more
Black and Brown Planets embarks on a timely exploration of the American obsession with color in its look at the sometimes contrary intersections of politics and race in science fiction. The contributors, including De Witt D. Kilgore, Edward James, Lisa Yaszek, and Marleen S. Barr, among others, explore science fiction worlds of possibility (literature, television, and film), lifting blacks, Latin Americans, and indigenous peoples out from the background of this historically white genre.
This collection considers the role of race and ethnicity in our visions of the future. The first section emphasizes the political elements of black identity portrayed ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi
Condition
New
Number of Pages
250
Place of Publication
Jackson, United States
ISBN
9781628461237
SKU
V9781628461237
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Ref
99-1
About Lavender, Isiah, III
Isiah Lavender III, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is an assistant professor of English at Louisiana State University. He is the author of Race in American Science Fiction.
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