{"product_id":"disputing-the-deluge-collected-21st-century-writings-on-utopia-narration-and-survival-paperback","title":"Disputing the Deluge: Collected 21st-Century Writings on Utopia, Narration, and Survival - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDarko Suvin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eHugh C. O'Connell\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor over 50 years, Darko Suvin has set the agenda for science fiction studies through his innovative linking of scifi to utopian studies, formalist and leftist critical theory, and his broader engagement with what he terms \"political epistemology.\" \u003ci\u003eDisputing the Deluge\u003c\/i\u003e joins a rapidly growing renewal of critical interest in Suvin's work on scifi and utopianism by bringing together in a single volume 24 of Suvin's most significant interventions in the field from the 21st century, with an Introduction by editor Hugh O'Connell and a new preface by the author. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBeginning with writings from the early 2000s that investigate the function of literary genres and reconsider the relationship between science fiction and fantasy, the essays collected here--each a brilliant example of engaged thought--highlight the value of scifi for grappling with the key events and transformations of recent years. Suvin's interrogations show how speculative fiction has responded to 9\/11, the global war on terror, the 2008 economic collapse, and the rise of conservative populism, along with contemporary critical utopian analyses of the Capitalocene, the climate crisis, COVID-19, and the decline of democracy. By bringing together Suvin's essays all in one place, this collection allows new generations of students and scholars to engage directly with his work and its continuing importance and timeliness.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDarko Suvin\u003c\/b\u003e is Emeritus Professor of English at McGill University, Canada, and has been a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, Academy of Humanities and Social Sciences, since 1986. He is author of 25 books, including the foundational study in science fiction \u003ci\u003eMetamorphoses of Science Fiction: On the Poetics and History of a Literary Genre\u003c\/i\u003e (1979, 2016), \u003ci\u003eVictorian Science Fiction in the U. K.: The Discourses of Knowledge and of Power \u003c\/i\u003e(1983), \u003ci\u003ePositions and Presuppositions in Science Fiction \u003c\/i\u003e(1988), and\u003ci\u003e In Leviathan's Belly: Essays for a Counter-Revolutionary Time\u003c\/i\u003e (2012). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eHugh C. O'Connell\u003c\/b\u003e is Assistant Professor of English at University of Massachusetts-Boston, USA. He is editor of \u003ci\u003eLegacies of \u003c\/i\u003eBlade Runner, special issue of \u003ci\u003eScience Fiction Film and Television\u003c\/i\u003e (2020; with Sarah Hamblin); \u003ci\u003eSpeculative Finance\/Speculative Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e, special issue of \u003ci\u003eCR: The \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Centennial Review \u003c\/i\u003e(2019; with David M. Higgins); and \u003ci\u003eThe British SF Boom\u003c\/i\u003e, special issue of \u003ci\u003eCR: The New Centennial Review \u003c\/i\u003e(2013).\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 376\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 02, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47407365390514,"sku":"9781501384776","price":77.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/4f55a92b122e5e0e653a56e230ff9713.webp?v=1778218882","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/disputing-the-deluge-collected-21st-century-writings-on-utopia-narration-and-survival-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}