Search results for "Science-fiction"
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On the Relationship Between Contemporary Novel-Essay and Science-Fiction
2022
The article inquires upon a possible connection (both formal and thematical) between the literary genre of science-fiction and the form of the novel-essay. Both of them trace their roots back to the late 19th century culture and share a philosophical ambition to interpret the world through narrative philosophy, albeit in opposed ways. After sketching a brief history of the two forms (also underlining their crossroads and similarities), the essay concludes with a parallel reading of two novels by David Foster Wallace and Michel Houellebecq in late 20th century. An open question upon the future paths of a "science-fictional" novel-essay is placed at the end.
Les genres mineurs dans le monde postcolonial: l'exemple de l'Afrique du Sud
2022
Framing War and the Nonhuman in Science-Fiction Television: The Affective Politics of V
2020
This article investigates how war between humans and aliens is framed in the original and reimagined versions of the SF television series V and the affective responses and ethical considerations that these frames evoke. Inspired by the work of Judith Butler and Sarah Ahmed and by posthumanist thinking, I analyse how SF television takes part in the cultural formation of “livable lives” for both human and nonhuman beings. It is argued that the kinds of violence that art or the media, including fiction, represent matter for the formation of ethical and political responses to violence. peerReviewed
« Retour vers l’humain : présences de John Keats dans Hypérion et La Chute dʼHypérion, de Dan Simmons »
2014
International audience
Science racontée, science sensible
2016
International audience
È ancora possibile il romanzo-saggio?
2018
Questo articolo tenta di rispondere alla domanda circa la possibilità della sopravvivenza della forma letteraria del romanzo-saggio nella letteratura contemporanea. Dapprima, viene proposta una distinzione teorica fra due forme letterarie che combinano narrazione e riflessione: saggio narrativo (ricco di esempi) e romanzo-saggio (la cui persistenza è invece problematica). In secondo luogo, attraverso la lettura parallela di Estensione del dominio della lotta di Michel Houellebecq e La vita degli animali di J. M. Coetzee, vengono avanzate alcune ipotesi teoriche sulla trasformazione del romanzo-saggio e su un suo possibile declino: è invece la fantascienza, si ipotizza, a rivestire oggi il r…
Identitātes tehnoloģijas Daniela Kīza romānā “Puķes Aldžernonam”
2019
Daniela Kīza zinātniskās fantastikas romāns “Ziedi Aldžernonam” publicēta 1996. gadā ieguva atzinību dēļ veida kādā galvenā a varoņa Čārlija Gordona cīņa ar savu identitāti un invaliditāti ir atainota. Kad Čārlija intelligence trīskāršojas, ne tikai viņa jauniegūtās zināšanas, bet svarīgākais, attieksme no apkārt esošās sabiedrības un marginalizācija kuru viņš ir pieredzējis viņu izmaina. Tikai zinātniskās fantastikas žanrā var tikt pasniegts scenārijs kurā autismu ir iespējams izdziedēt. Novele vērš uzmanību veidam kādā sabiedrība invalidizē indivīdus un nepievērš pietiekami lielu uzmanību fundamentālām humanitārām vērtībām. Bakalaura darba mērķis ir pierādīt, ka caur noveli sabiedrības ie…
Tempi del racconto e racconto del tempo in Piove all’insù
2022
Times of narration and narration of the time in Piove all’insù · The article hosts an analysis of the time categories in Luca Rastello’s novel Piove all’insù (2006). In the first section there is a survey of the verb tenses used in the narration of the past by the main character (who is also the narrator). These tenses contribute to make the two periods of time (the 1970s and the 2000s) constantly overlap each other. A second section is dedicated to the influence of the peculiar timeframes on the anti-utopian and pseudo-science-fictional gradient of the novel. A third section faces the issue of the father/son confrontation in Piove all’insù. All these elements help to define a notion of lit…
The humour in science fiction litterature : identification ans specification of its contours, its attributes, its techniques and its variations
2014
This thesis is divided in two parts. The first part suggests a theory of humour, it starts studying that concept by explaining its enunciative, logical or syntactical structures in order to draw a clear vision of it, before offering a first attempt to define it. Then it establishes necessary distinctions between the various categories of the risible to refine the delineation of the contours of humour. Once the concept is marked out, the theory of humour suggests an original typology of humourous themes and a study of the three main variations of humour, before focusing on its purpose. The second part discusses, in the light of certain concepts developed in the first part, the question of hu…