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OverviewThe Science Fiction Film in Contemporary Hollywood focuses on the American science fiction (SF) film during the period 2001-2020, in order to provide a theoretical mapping of the genre in the context of Conglomerate Hollywood. Using a social semiotics approach in a systematic corpus of films, the book argues that the SF film can be delineated by two semiotic squares —the first one centering on the genre’s more-than-human ontologies (SF bodies), and the second one focusing on its imaginative worlds (SF worlds). Based on this theoretical framework, the book examines the genre in six cycles, which are placed in their historical context, and are analyzed in relation to cultural discourses, such as technological embodiment, race, animal-human relations, environmentalism, global capitalism, and the techno-scientific Empire. By considering these cycles —which include superhero films, creature films, space operas, among others—as expressions of the genre’s basic oppositions, the book facilitates the comparison and juxtaposition of films that have rarely been discussed in tandem, offering a new perspective on the multiple articulations of the SF film in the new millennium. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Evdokia Stefanopoulou (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece)Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic USA Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9781501380235ISBN 10: 1501380230 Pages: 240 Publication Date: 24 August 2023 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviewsAdapting a dynamic version of semiotic theory, Stefanopoulou's study advances both a structural and social approach to one of today's most popular film genres. The result is a novel, ambitious, and indeed impressive effort at creating a theoretical map of-and informative guide to-the dizzying varieties of millennial science fiction narratives, as well as to the multiple, often contradictory, and invariably political discourses that they evoke. * J. P. Telotte, Professor Emeritus of Film and Media, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA, and editor of The Oxford Handbook of New Science Fiction Cinemas * Adapting a dynamic version of semiotic theory, Stefanopoulou's study advances both a structural and social approach to one of today's most popular film genres. The result is a novel, ambitious, and indeed impressive effort at creating a theoretical map of-and informative guide to-the dizzying varieties of millennial science fiction narratives, as well as to the multiple, often contradictory, and invariably political discourses that they evoke. * J. P. Telotte, Professor Emeritus, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, USA, and editor of The Oxford Handbook of New Science Fiction Cinemas * Author InformationEvdokia Stefanopoulou teaches in the MA program “Film and Television Studies” at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. Her research interest includes popular cinema, genre theory, and semiotics. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |