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Author Berman, Michael

Title Heroes, Monsters and Values : Science Fiction Films of the 1970s
Published Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2011

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Description 1 online resource (220 pages)
Contents pt. I. Heroes in history -- pt. II. Monsters of technology -- pt. III. Values in disruption
Summary This exciting new anthology brings together many diverse views on blockbuster and cult science fiction films of the 1970s. These essays, which range in focus from Alien to Zardoz, explore some of the most fundamental questions about the meaning of being human. The chapters of the first section challenge our notions of heroism, confronting our ideas Other issues of history, gender and embodiment. The second section's contributions delve into the human caused monstrosities of our own ingenuity a ..
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
Subject Science fiction films -- History and criticism
Philosophy.
Science fiction.
Film: styles & genres.
PERFORMING ARTS -- Reference.
Science fiction films
Science fiction-films.
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Form Electronic book
Author Dalvi, Rohit
LC no. 2011487017
ISBN 9781443827768
1443827762
9781443826921
1443826928
1283142287
9781283142281
9786613142283
661314228X