Mapping the Megatext in Global Science Fiction
Will be published approx. on 15. November 2026
Book
Hardback
272 pages
978-1-83772-437-6 (ISBN)
Description
Istvan Csicsery Ronay defines the science fictional (SF) megatext as a 'shared subcultural thesaurus of the genre' (plot devices, tropes, character types, etc.) drawn upon and contributed to by each new work. Voices and trends from SF and global futurisms beyond the dominant anglophone market have attracted wider attention only in recent decades, and this study's eleven essays map parts of the megatext by acquainting English-speaking readers, students and scholars of SF with works from the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Indigenous Australia, the Caribbean, Eastern Europe, Scandinavia and Wales. Each essay contextualises one author within national and international SF traditions, with in-depth analysis of a chosen work. Who are these writers and why are they important? What innovative thematic material or formal elements do they offer? What unique cultural characteristics do they bring to the genre, and how do they dialogue with both the history of the genre and the contemporary SF scene?
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Wales
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Not illustrated
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-83772-437-6 (9781837724376)
DOI
10.1234/b12382
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Content
Acknowledgements
Editors and Contributors
Introduction
Dale Knickerbocker and Bodhisattva Chattopadhyay
'A house of my own': Nalo Hopkinson's Midnight Robber (2000), postcoloniality, and narrative revision
W. Andrew Shephard
Claire G. Coleman's Terra Nullius and Australian Indigenous Futurism
Iva Polak
The 'pessoptimism' of Arabic science fiction: a guide on travelogues in the works of Syrian 100 ?alib 'Umran
Ada Barbaro
Territorial histories: Lavie Tidhar, transcultural spaces, and Israeli fantastika
Elana Gomel
'You are not alone': Raana Raas (Etelka Suhajda) and the speculative future of religion in Hungarian SF and beyond
Bogi Takacs
A strong survival instinct: Manon Steffan Ros' Llyfr Glas Nebo (Blue Book of Nebo)
Miriam Elin Jones
Science fiction from Bangladesh: nonhuman laborers and human ethics in Muhammad Jafar Iqbal's SF novels
Anwesha Maity
Speculating the welfare state: Cathrine Knudsen and Nordic science fiction
Ingvil Hellstrand
"The only thing that can save us from reality is fiction": Lars Jakobson and his Friendly Friends
Jerry Maeaettae
Editors and Contributors
Introduction
Dale Knickerbocker and Bodhisattva Chattopadhyay
'A house of my own': Nalo Hopkinson's Midnight Robber (2000), postcoloniality, and narrative revision
W. Andrew Shephard
Claire G. Coleman's Terra Nullius and Australian Indigenous Futurism
Iva Polak
The 'pessoptimism' of Arabic science fiction: a guide on travelogues in the works of Syrian 100 ?alib 'Umran
Ada Barbaro
Territorial histories: Lavie Tidhar, transcultural spaces, and Israeli fantastika
Elana Gomel
'You are not alone': Raana Raas (Etelka Suhajda) and the speculative future of religion in Hungarian SF and beyond
Bogi Takacs
A strong survival instinct: Manon Steffan Ros' Llyfr Glas Nebo (Blue Book of Nebo)
Miriam Elin Jones
Science fiction from Bangladesh: nonhuman laborers and human ethics in Muhammad Jafar Iqbal's SF novels
Anwesha Maity
Speculating the welfare state: Cathrine Knudsen and Nordic science fiction
Ingvil Hellstrand
"The only thing that can save us from reality is fiction": Lars Jakobson and his Friendly Friends
Jerry Maeaettae