Schmeink, L and Cornils, I orcid.org/0000-0002-0449-5202 (2022) Introduction: New Perspectives. In: Schmeink, L and Cornils, I, (eds.) New Perspectives on Contemporary German Science Fiction. Studies in Global Science Fiction . Palgrave Macmillan , pp. 1-14. ISBN 9783030959623
Abstract
This chapter provides an overview of German science fiction (SF) and its position in a transcultural context. Mapping its historical trajectory from Kurd Laßwitz in the late nineteenth century to the early international SF success during the Weimar Republic, via its post-WWII decline and its renaissance since the 1990s, this chapter seeks to identify the specific and significant German contribution to the international project that is science fiction. An emphasis is placed on the transcultural fantastic in the twenty-first century and how German SF proves a valid and important voice, a counterpoint to Anglo-centric discourses on global issues such as the climate crisis, migration and refugees, transhumanism and technocracy, as well as challenges of social unrest and inequality.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2022 The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG. This is an author produced version of a book chapter published in New Perspectives on Contemporary German Science Fiction. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Languages Cultures & Societies (Leeds) > German (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 04 Mar 2022 12:29 |
Last Modified: | 18 Dec 2024 10:37 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan |
Series Name: | Studies in Global Science Fiction |
Identification Number: | 10.1007/978-3-030-95963-0_1 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:184240 |