{"product_id":"alien-zone-ii-the-spaces-of-science-fiction-cinema-9781859842591","title":"Alien Zone II: The Spaces of Science Fiction Cinema","description":"Science fiction, more than any other film genre, allows cinema to exhibit its own distinctive matters of expression. Whether these be the state-of-the-art special effects technologies of \u003ci\u003e2001: A Space Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e, or the symbolic imagery of ruined cityscapes in \u003ci\u003eBlade Runner\u003c\/i\u003e, they allow the spectator to experience the totality of the audiovisual thrill. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile this remains in many ways the core defining feature of the genre, recent trends in the study of science fiction cinema have seen a shift of focus away from the specifically cinematic towards the more broadly cultural. New technologies of communication and vision, revolutionary developments in the delivery and reception of moving-image media, the increasing importance of the notion of space: all are forcing new and different ways of thinking about the genre. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlien Zone II\u003c\/i\u003e presents some of the most exciting new voices in the current debates. A companion volume to \u003ci\u003eAlien Zone\u003c\/i\u003e, it continues to pursue the critical and theoretical issues opened up in the earlier book and energetically explores fresh territory with an eye which is both reflective and interventionist: visionary cities, psycho-cybernetics, internet fandom, the convergence of science fiction literature and science action film, the body and its limits are just some of the subjects brought under its gaze.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Verso\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/17\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781859842591\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 316\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.55h x 5.90w x 0.74d","brand":"Annette Kuhn","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52107802247349,"sku":"9781859842591","price":29.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_293507b5-c08a-48a7-8b8f-ee2d46da3bc4.jpg?v=1765862423","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/alien-zone-ii-the-spaces-of-science-fiction-cinema-9781859842591","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}