"The Artificial Paradise shows how science fiction is a powerful purveyor of cultural myths rooted in the history of the West, myths that shape American attitudes toward nature, technology, and the pursuit of happiness. Sharona Ben-Tov posits the theory that science fiction is an American "national mode of thinking" which seeks to replace nature with technological worlds- paradoxically, in hope of regaining a mythic, magical American Eden. Science fiction imagery- from fifties sci-fi through women's sci-fi and cyberpunk- keeps alive the desires of and anxieties born during the Scientific Revolution, when the Western view of nature changed radically. Ben-Tov discusses sci-fi classics like
Dune,
The Dispossessed,
Neuromancer, Vonnegut's fiction, and the
Aliens movie in relation to ancient and modern myths of nature, to scientific projects like the atom bomb, Strategic Defense Initiative, robotics, virtual reality, and to cultural psychology.
The Artificial Paradise : Science Fiction and American Reality (Studies in Literature and Science),Sharona E. Ben-Tov,University of Michigan Press,0472105809,20th century,History,History and criticism,Literature - Classics / Criticism,Literature and history,Literature and technology,Popular Culture - General,Science Fiction,Science Fiction & Fantasy,Science Fiction And Fantasy,Science fiction, American,United States,Women's Studies - General,Social Science / Women's Studies
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