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3 sie 2017 · Science fiction is significant in studies of human culture as it is an ancient and enduring form of literature that has been part of what Brian Aldiss called our “cultural wallpaper” since the origins of recorded history (Aldiss & Wigmore, 1986, p. 14).
Here is one of his clean and useful definitions: "SF is, then, a literary genre whose necessary and sufficient conditions are the presence and interaction of estrangement and cognition, and whose main formal device is an imaginative framework alternative to the author's empirical environment" (pp. 7-8).
3 sie 2017 · Two characteristics of the use of science fiction in research became evident in the review: its role as a tool for advocacy and cultural insight and its effectiveness as an aid to learning and...
9 paź 2020 · Engaging the public in applied research that borrows from science fiction calls for a common understanding. Accepting a popular comprehension of the genre supports successful research outcomes in communication, advocacy, and pedagogy that employ science fiction to effect results.
2 paź 2014 · Darko Suvin’s Metamorphoses of Science Fiction defined SF as “a literary genre whose necessary and sufficient conditions are the presence and interaction of estrangement and cognition.” The consequence was a general neglect of science fiction in other media.
Science fiction is a literature with a heritage reaching back into ancient times, to a pre-scientific world inhabited by peoples whose myths, legends and superstitions became a way of thinking about and explaining the wonders of the universe. The seeds of science fiction were planted thousands of years ago, as
26 lis 2023 · Through a review of the development history of the British and American definitions of science fiction and related controversies, we find that changes in science fiction's definition are often accompanied by the reorientation and reimagination of its position in society and culture.
