Science Fiction Culture

Camille Bacon-Smith

1999 | 328 pages | Cloth $55.00 | Paper $29.95
Cultural Studies | Literature | Film/Media Studies
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Table of Contents

1 Introduction

PART I. CREATING THE LANDSCAPE

2 The Secret Masters of Fandom
3 Worldcon: Mobile Geography in Real Time
4 The Cyberscape: GEnie and the Rise of the Internet

PART II. NEW GROUPS CHANGE THE FACE OF THE GENRES

5 The Women Were Always Here: The Obligatory History Lesson
6 Women in Science Fiction: The Backlash and Beyond
7 Gay and Lesbian Presence in Science Fiction
8 Youth Culture
9 Sexual Identity and Fandom

PART III. IT ALL COMES TOGETHER IN THE FICTION

10 From Fan to Pro: Getting Published
11 Best-Sellers, Short Fiction, and Niches
12 Laboring in the Fields of Cultural Production

Appendix: Bulletin Boards, E-Mail, and Usenet
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgments