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- Constitutes the first book-length study on contemporary European science fiction cinema
- Uses science fiction to engage with the economic and political crises in 21st century Europe
- Analyses both the European film industry and the films themselves
Part of the book series: Palgrave European Film and Media Studies (PEFMS)
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Where Is Europe? National and European Science Fiction
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Contagion! Responding to the Financial Crisis
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Shut the Gates! Scorched Earth, Fortress Continent
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Another Planet: Hollywood SF Production in Europe
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Beyond Europe?
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About this book
Contemporary European Science Fiction Cinemas charts the evolution of European science fiction cinema in the 21st century, a period in which Europe itself has faced myriad crises. Key to this study is an exploration of how European science fiction responds to prevalent issues such as the financial crisis, political extremism and violence, large-scale migration and indeed the potential breakup of the European Union itself. What futures does science fiction cinema envision for Europe? Is it capable of moving beyond dystopian visions of a continent beset by seemingly omnipresent turbulence? Emphasising science fiction’s unique ability to estrange, exploit and reflect upon popular concerns, this book directly engages with such questions, accounting for ongoing mutations in the very nature of the European project as it does so.
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Authors and Affiliations
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University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
Aidan Power
About the author
Aidan Power is an Irish Research Council Government of Ireland Scholar based in University College Cork, Ireland.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Contemporary European Science Fiction Cinemas
Authors: Aidan Power
Series Title: Palgrave European Film and Media Studies
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-89827-8
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-89826-1Published: 29 August 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-07869-0Published: 26 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-89827-8Published: 14 August 2018
Series ISSN: 2634-615X
Series E-ISSN: 2634-6168
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 267
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 9 illustrations in colour
Topics: Screen Studies, European Culture, European Union Politics