Inside Science Fiction

James Gunn has had a long and distinguished career in science fiction. In addition to his stories and novels, he has written extensively about the reading, writing, and criticism of science fiction. Many of these essays were published in The Science of Science-Fiction Writing (Scarecrow, 2002). A second collection of essays, Inside Science Fiction, was originally published in 1992, and is now available in this revised, updated, and expanded edition. With the addition of five new articles written since 1992, Inside Science Fiction represents Gunn's latest thoughts about the genre. The book is divided into four major sections that tackle various aspects of the genre: * "Getting Inside Science Fiction," in which Gunn discusses his relationship with the genre * "Science Fiction and the Teacher" illustrates various approaches to teaching science fiction * "Science Fiction on Film and Television" deals with the film industry's approaches to science fiction, in particular, Gunn's experiences of seeing his novel The Immortals turned into a made-for-television movie and subsequent series * "Science Fiction and the Real World" examines the impact of science fiction on the world and what the future holds for the genre Inside Science Fiction offers a complete overview of science fiction for readers and viewers from an author, reader, and teacher who has seen it from all sides for more than seventy years.

ISBN 0810857146   Pages 260 ISBN13 9780810857148 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher Scarecrow Press   Weight (grammes) 422 Imprint Scarecrow Press   Published in Lanham, MD Format Paperback   Previous ISBN 9780893704124 Publication date 21 Mar 2006   Height (mm) 229 Library of Congress 2005028528   Width (mm) 170 DEWEY 809.38762071   Spine width (mm) 16 DEWEY edition DC22   Academic level Undergraduate

1		The education of a science fiction teacher		3
2		From the pulps to the classroom : the strange journey of science fiction		11
3		Science fiction and the mainstream		29
4		The gatekeepers		55
5		Fifty amazing, astounding, wonderful years		65
6		The worldview of science fiction		71
7		Teaching science fiction		79
8		Teaching science fiction revisited		89
9		The academic viewpoint		97
10		Science fiction as literature		105
11		The city and the critics		123
12		Libraries in science fiction		131
13		The protocols of science fiction		141
14		The tinsel screen		149
15		Television and The immortal		167
16		The great science fiction radio show		173
17		Looking backward at 2001		177
18		The uses of space		183
19		A short history of the space program; or, a funny thing happened on the way to the moon		191
20		Shapechangers and fearmongers		203
21		Science fiction and the future		209
22		Science fiction in the nineties		215
23		Science fiction in the second millennium		225
		A James Gunu bibliography		233

In this collection of essays, Gunn (English, U. of Kansas, emeritus) discusses his relationship with science fiction as a writer and critic and offers several approaches to teaching works in the genre. He also discusses the film industry's treatment of science fiction and its impact on the "real world." This revised and expanded edition includes five articles published since the book's first publication in 1992. Reference and Research Book News, August 2006 ...Gunn writes clearly and directly. He doesn't talk down to a mass audience, and he doesn't lapse into jargony shorthand when he's with a supposedly better-informed group. Moreover, the essays are studded with wry wit...as a model of clear, well-informed writing for general readers, it's worth recommending strongly to your neighborhood library. The New York Review Of Science Fiction, January 2007 ...a fascinating set of essays...this is a valuable addition to the historical literature on science fiction... Green Man Review

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