Homesteading on the extraterrestrial frontier
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The ways in which the western homesteading story is adapted in fictions about future planetary settlements is examined. The increasing complexity of stories about forthcoming homesteading parallels changes in the academic study of western American history.
Publication Name: Science Fiction Studies
Subject: Literature/writing
ISSN: 0091-7729
Year: 2005
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Parity, with differences: Suzy McKee Charnas concludes the Holdfast series
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The author discusses the four books of the Holdfast series, written by science fiction author Suzy McKee Charnas. The feminist, utopian themes are discussed as they are constructed and expanded throughout the series.
Publication Name: Science Fiction Studies
Subject: Literature/writing
ISSN: 0091-7729
Year: 1999
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Reflections in a silver eye: lens and mirror in Blade Runner
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The authors the metaphor of vision in the movie Blade Runner.
Publication Name: Science Fiction Studies
Subject: Literature/writing
ISSN: 0091-7729
Year: 2001
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