Overview
Illustrates how science fiction played a role in the social construction of gender and racial norms
Offers important insights on improving diversity, equity, and inclusion in science and engineering
Shows how historical analysis can reveal vivid interconnections between imperialism, masculinity, and innovation
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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The Gernsback Era
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The Campbell Era
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The Merril Era
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About this book
This book illuminates how science fiction studies can support diversity, equity, and inclusion in science and engineering. Shortly before science fiction got its name, a new paradigm connected whiteness and masculinity to the advancement of civilization. In order to show how science fiction authors supported the social construction of these gender and racial norms – and also challenged them – this study analyzes the impact of three major editors and the authors in their orbits: Hugo Gernsback; John W. Campbell, Jr.; and Judith Merril. Supported by a fresh look at archival sources and the author’s experience teaching Science and Technology Studies at universities on three continents, this study demonstrates the interconnections among discourses of imperialism, masculinity, and innovation. Readers gain insights into fighting prejudice, the importance of the community of authors and readers, and ideas about how to challenge racism, sexism, and xenophobia in new creative work. This stimulating book demonstrates how education in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) can be enhanced by adding the liberal arts, such as historical and literary studies, to create STEAM.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: From Hyperspace to Hypertext
Book Subtitle: Masculinity, Globalization, and Their Discontents
Authors: Christopher Leslie
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-2027-3
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2023
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-99-2026-6Published: 26 September 2023
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-99-2029-7Due: 10 October 2024
eBook ISBN: 978-981-99-2027-3Published: 25 September 2023
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXXII, 514
Number of Illustrations: 18 b/w illustrations
Topics: Sociology, general, Media and Communication, Literature, general, Cultural Studies, Media and Communication