21st Century South African Science Fiction
The paper analyses some aspects of South African science fiction, starting with its beginnings in the 1920s and focusing on some 21st century writings. Thus Lauren Beukes’ novels Moxyland (2008) and Zoo City (2010) are taken into consideration in order to present new trends in South African literatu...
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| description | The paper analyses some aspects of South African science fiction, starting with its beginnings in the 1920s and focusing on some 21st century writings. Thus Lauren Beukes’ novels Moxyland (2008) and Zoo City (2010) are taken into consideration in order to present new trends in South African literature and the way science fiction has been marked by Apartheid. The second South African science fiction writer whose writings are examined is Henrietta Rose-Innes (with her novel Nineveh, published in 2011) as this consolidates women's presence in the SF world. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0298dc785d9142cfb9b1bb1b3e6ba8282022-12-21T23:07:44ZengSciendoGender Studies1583-980X2286-01342014-12-011319310510.1515/genst-2015-0007genst-2015-000721st Century South African Science FictionCARAIVAN LUIZA0“Dimitrie Cantemir” Christian University, Timişoara, Romania, Corneliu Coposu Blvd, TimişoaraThe paper analyses some aspects of South African science fiction, starting with its beginnings in the 1920s and focusing on some 21st century writings. Thus Lauren Beukes’ novels Moxyland (2008) and Zoo City (2010) are taken into consideration in order to present new trends in South African literature and the way science fiction has been marked by Apartheid. The second South African science fiction writer whose writings are examined is Henrietta Rose-Innes (with her novel Nineveh, published in 2011) as this consolidates women's presence in the SF world.http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/genst.2014.13.issue-1/genst-2015-0007/genst-2015-0007.xml?format=INTApartheidothernessscience fictionSouth Africa |
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| title_short | 21st Century South African Science Fiction |
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| topic | Apartheid otherness science fiction South Africa |
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