There is no such thing as science fiction

Bould, Mark; Vint, Sherryl

There is no such thing as science fiction

Bould, Mark; Vint, Sherryl

Authors

Mark Bould Mark.Bould@uwe.ac.uk
Professor of Film and Literature

Sherryl Vint

Contributors

James Gunn
Editor

Marleen S Barr
Editor

Matthew Candelaria
Editor

Abstract

Taking Tom Godwin’s classic – and controversial – sf short story ‘The Cold Equations’ as its starting point, this essay draws on contemporary genre theory and Bruno Latour’s science studies model of enrolment to argue that there is no such thing as science fiction – just an irresolvable series of discursive and material claims made for the genre’s existence and nature.

Citation

Bould, M., & Vint, S. (2008). There is no such thing as science fiction. In J. Gunn, M. S. Barr, & M. Candelaria (Eds.), Reading Science Fiction (43-51). Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date	Dec 9, 2008
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Pages	43-51
Book Title	Reading Science Fiction
ISBN	978-0230527188
Keywords	'The Cold Equations', genre theory, Bruno Latour, Tom Godwin
Public URL	https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1006830