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  1. Science fiction, alien encounters, and the ethics of posthumanism
    beyond the golden rule
    Author: Gomel, Elana
    Published: 2014
    Publisher:  Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke [u.a.]

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    Source: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin
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    ISBN: 9781137367624
    RVK Categories: HG 672 ; EC 6745
    Subjects: Science fiction; Human-alien encounters
    Scope: xi, 232 S., 23 cm
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    Includes bibliographical references and index

    Why do we need aliens?"The force that gives us meaning" : alien invasion and search for redemption -- Idylls of the same : Soviet SF, cosmic humanism, and escape from history -- The contagion of posthumanity : alien infestation and the paradox of subjectivity -- Human skins, alien masks : allegories of postcolonial guilt -- The human trinity : what makes us other? -- Stanislaw Lem and the holocaust of humanism.
  2. Science fiction, alien encounters, and the ethics of posthumanism
    beyond the golden rule
    Author: Gomel, Elana
    Published: 2014
    Publisher:  Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke [u.a.]

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  3. Science fiction, alien encounters, and the ethics of posthumanism
    beyond the golden rule
    Author: Gomel, Elana
    Published: 2014
    Publisher:  Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke

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    ISBN: 9781137367631
    RVK Categories: EC 6745
    Subjects: Science fiction / History and criticism; Human-alien encounters in literature; Posthumanismus; Außerirdische Intelligenz <Motiv>; Science-Fiction-Literatur
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (XI, 232 Seiten)
  4. Narrative space and time
    representing impossible topologies in literature
    Author: Gomel, Elana
    Published: 2018
    Publisher:  Routledge, London ; New York

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    ISBN: 9781138547926; 9780415705776
    RVK Categories: EC 4610 ; EC 1850
    Edition: First issued in paperback
    Series: Routledge interdisciplinary perspectives on literature ; 25
    Subjects: Raum <Motiv>; Zeit <Motiv>; Literatur
    Scope: 226 Seiten
  5. Narrative space and time
    representing impossible topologies in literature
    Author: Gomel, Elana
    Published: 2014
    Publisher:  Routledge, New York, NY [u.a.]

    "Space is a central topic in cultural and narrative theory today, although in most cases theory assumes Newtonian absolute space. However, the idea of a universal homogeneous space is now obsolete. Black holes, multiple dimensions, quantum... more

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    "Space is a central topic in cultural and narrative theory today, although in most cases theory assumes Newtonian absolute space. However, the idea of a universal homogeneous space is now obsolete. Black holes, multiple dimensions, quantum entanglement, and spatio-temporal distortions of relativity have passed into culture at large. This book examines whether narrative can be used to represent these "impossible" spaces. Impossible topologies abound in ancient mythologies, from the Australian Aborigines' "dream-time" to the multiple-layer universe of the Sumerians. More recently, from Alice's adventures in Wonderland to contemporary science fiction's obsession with black holes and quantum paradoxes, counter-intuitive spaces are a prominent feature of modern and postmodern narrative. With the rise and popularization of science fiction, the inventiveness and variety of impossible narrative spaces explodes. The author analyses the narrative techniques used to represent such spaces alongside their cultural significance. Each chapter connects narrative deformation of space with historical problematic of time, and demonstrates the cognitive and perceptual primacy of narrative in representing, imagining and apprehending new forms of space and time.This book offers a comprehensive analysis of the connection between narratology, cultural theory, science fiction, and studies of place"--

     
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    ISBN: 9780415705776
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    Series: Routledge interdisciplinary perspectives on literature ; 25
    Subjects: Literatur; Zeit <Motiv>; Raum <Motiv>
    Scope: 226 S.
  6. Postmodern science fiction and temporal imagination
    Author: Gomel, Elana
    Published: 2012
    Publisher:  Continuum, London [u.a.]

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    ISBN: 9781441144027; 9781441123954
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    Edition: Paperback ed.
    Series: Continuum literary studies
    Subjects: Science fiction; Time in literature; Postmodernism (Literature); Zeit <Motiv>; Science-Fiction-Literatur; Postmoderne
    Scope: XI, 177 S.
  7. Bloodscripts
    writing the violent subject
    Author: Gomel, Elana
    Published: 2003
    Publisher:  Ohio State Univ. Press, Columbus

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    ISBN: 0814251196; 0814209491
    RVK Categories: NQ 2360
    Series: Theory & interpretation of narrative series
    Subjects: Literatur; Gewalt <Motiv>; Judenvernichtung <Motiv>
    Scope: XLVII, 234 Seiten
  8. Postmodern science fiction and temporal imagination
    Author: Gomel, Elana
    Published: 2010
    Publisher:  Continuum, New York

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    ISBN: 9781441123954
    Series: Continuum literary studies
    Subjects: Postmoderne; Science-Fiction-Literatur; Zeit <Motiv>
    Scope: 177 S.
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    Includes bibliographical references
  9. Narrative space and time
    representing impossible topologies in literature
    Author: Gomel, Elana
    Published: 2014
    Publisher:  Routledge, New York [u.a.]

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    ISBN: 0415705770; 9780415705776
    Edition: 1. ed.
    Series: Routledge interdisciplinary perspectives on literature ; 25
    Subjects: Science-Fiction-Literatur; Imaginärer Schauplatz; Raum <Motiv>; Zeit <Motiv>; Literatur; Erzähltheorie
    Scope: 226 S.
  10. Science fiction, alien encounters, and the ethics of posthumanism
    beyond the golden rule
    Author: Gomel, Elana
    Published: 2014
    Publisher:  Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke

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    ISBN: 9781137367624; 1137367628
    RVK Categories: EC 6745
    Subjects: Außerirdisches Leben <Motiv>; Science-Fiction-Literatur; Posthumanismus
    Scope: X, 232 S., cm
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    Literaturverz. S. 219 - 229
  11. The Palgrave handbook of global fantasy
    Contributor: Gomel, Elana (Herausgeber); Gurevitch, Danielle (Herausgeber)
    Published: [2023]; © 2023
    Publisher:  Palgrave Macmillan, Cham, Switzerland ; ProQuest, Ann Arbor, Michigan

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    Contributor: Gomel, Elana (Herausgeber); Gurevitch, Danielle (Herausgeber)
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 9783031263972
    RVK Categories: EC 6805
    Subjects: Fantastische Literatur; Das Fantastische; Electronic books
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (xx, 340 Seiten)
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    Literaturangaben
  12. With Both Feet on the Clouds
    Fantasy and Israeli Culture
    Author: Gurevitch, Danielle
    Published: 2014
    Publisher:  Academic Studies Press, Boston ; [ProQuest], [Ann Arbor, Michigan]

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    Contributor: Gomel, Elana; Graff, Rani
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 9781618110688
    RVK Categories: BD 8470
    Series: Israel: Society, Culture, and History
    Subjects: Fantasie; Fantasie <Motiv>; Literatur; Massenkultur; Juden; Identität
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (250 pages)
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  13. Postmodern science fiction and temporal imagination
    Author: Gomel, Elana
    Published: 2010
    Publisher:  Continuum, New York

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    ISBN: 9781441178831 (Sekundärausgabe)
    RVK Categories: HG 672 ; EC 6745
    Series: Continuum literary studies
    Subjects: Postmoderne; Science-Fiction-Literatur; Zeit <Motiv>
    Scope: xi, 177 S.
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  14. The Palgrave handbook of global fantasy
    Contributor: Gomel, Elana (Herausgeber); Gurevitch, Danielle (Herausgeber)
    Published: [2023]
    Publisher:  Palgrave Macmillan ; Springer, Cham

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    Universität Marburg, Universitätsbibliothek
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    Contributor: Gomel, Elana (Herausgeber); Gurevitch, Danielle (Herausgeber)
    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    Format: Print
    ISBN: 9783031263965
    RVK Categories: EC 6805
    Scope: xx, 340 Seiten
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    Literaturangaben und Index
  15. Postmodern Science Fiction and Temporal Imagination
    Author: Gomel, Elana
    Published: 2010
    Publisher:  Continuum International Publishing, London

    Are we living in a post-temporal age? Has history come to an end? This book argues against the widespread perception of postmodern narrativity as atemporal and ahistorical, claiming that postmodernity is characterized by an explosion of heterogeneous... more

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    Are we living in a post-temporal age? Has history come to an end? This book argues against the widespread perception of postmodern narrativity as atemporal and ahistorical, claiming that postmodernity is characterized by an explosion of heterogeneous narrative "timeshapes" or chronotopes. Chronological linearity is being challenged by quantum physics that implies temporal simultaneity; by evolutionary theory that charts multiple time-lines; and by religious and political millenarianism that espouses an apocalyptic finitude of both time and space. While science, religion, and politics have gene...

     
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    ISBN: 9781441123954; 9781441178831 (Sekundärausgabe)
    RVK Categories: EC 6745 ; HG 672
    Series: Continuum Literary Studies
    Subjects: Postmoderne; Science-Fiction-Literatur; Zeit <Motiv>
    Scope: 190 p.
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  16. Science fiction, alien encounters, and the ethics of Posthumanism
    beyond the golden rule
    Author: Gomel, Elana
    Published: 2014; © 2014
    Publisher:  Palgrave Macmillan UK, London

    Science Fiction, Alien Encounters, and the Ethics of Posthumanism offers a typology of alien encounters and addresses a range of texts including classic novels of alien encounter by H.G. Wells and Robert Heinlein; recent blockbusters by Greg Bear,... more

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    Science Fiction, Alien Encounters, and the Ethics of Posthumanism offers a typology of alien encounters and addresses a range of texts including classic novels of alien encounter by H.G. Wells and Robert Heinlein; recent blockbusters by Greg Bear, Octavia Butler and Sheri Tepper; and experimental science fiction by Peter Watts and Housuke Nojiri

     
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    Language: English
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    ISBN: 9781137367631
    RVK Categories: EC 6745
    Subjects: America-Literatures; Science-Fiction-Literatur; Außerirdische Intelligenz <Motiv>; Posthumanismus
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (xi, 232 Seiten)
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    "Cover" -- "Half-Title" -- "Series" -- "Title" -- "Copyright" -- "Contents" -- "Preface" -- "Acknowledgements" -- "Introduction: Why Do We Need Aliens?" -- "Part I: Confrontation" -- "1 "The Force that Gives us Meaning": Alien Invasion and Search for Redemption" -- "2 Idylls of the Same: Soviet SF, Cosmic Humanism, and Escape from History" -- "Part II: Assimilation" -- "3 The Contagion of Posthumanity: Alien Infestation and the Paradox of Subjectivity" -- "4 Human Skins, Alien Masks: Allegories of Postcolonial Guilt" -- "Part III: Transformation" -- "5 The Human Trinity: What Makes Us Other?" -- "6 Stanislaw Lem and the Holocaust of Humanism" -- "Postscript" -- "Notes" -- "Works Cited"
  17. Science fiction, alien encounters, and the ethics of posthumanism
    beyond the golden rule
    Author: Gomel, Elana
    Published: 2014
    Publisher:  Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke [u.a.]

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    ISBN: 9781137367624
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    Edition: 1. publ.
    Subjects: Science fiction / History and criticism; Human-alien encounters in literature; Science-Fiction-Literatur; Außerirdische Intelligenz <Motiv>; Posthumanismus
    Scope: XI, 232 S., 23 cm
  18. Narrative space and time
    representing impossible topologies in literature
    Author: Gomel, Elana
    Published: 2014
    Publisher:  Routledge, New York, New York

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    representing impossible topologies in literature
    Author: Gomel, Elana
    Published: 2014
    Publisher:  Routledge, New York, NY [u.a.]

    "Space is a central topic in cultural and narrative theory today, although in most cases theory assumes Newtonian absolute space. However, the idea of a universal homogeneous space is now obsolete. Black holes, multiple dimensions, quantum... more

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    "Space is a central topic in cultural and narrative theory today, although in most cases theory assumes Newtonian absolute space. However, the idea of a universal homogeneous space is now obsolete. Black holes, multiple dimensions, quantum entanglement, and spatio-temporal distortions of relativity have passed into culture at large. This book examines whether narrative can be used to represent these "impossible" spaces. Impossible topologies abound in ancient mythologies, from the Australian Aborigines' "dream-time" to the multiple-layer universe of the Sumerians. More recently, from Alice's adventures in Wonderland to contemporary science fiction's obsession with black holes and quantum paradoxes, counter-intuitive spaces are a prominent feature of modern and postmodern narrative. With the rise and popularization of science fiction, the inventiveness and variety of impossible narrative spaces explodes. The author analyses the narrative techniques used to represent such spaces alongside their cultural significance. Each chapter connects narrative deformation of space with historical problematic of time, and demonstrates the cognitive and perceptual primacy of narrative in representing, imagining and apprehending new forms of space and time.This book offers a comprehensive analysis of the connection between narratology, cultural theory, science fiction, and studies of place"--

     
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    ISBN: 9780415705776
    RVK Categories: EC 1850 ; EC 4610 ; HG 672
    Edition: 1. publ.
    Series: Routledge interdisciplinary perspectives on literature ; 25
    Subjects: Literatur; Englisch; Fantastische Literatur; Raum <Motiv>; Zeit <Motiv>; Science-Fiction-Literatur
    Scope: 226 S.
    Notes:

    Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-211) and index
  20. Postmodern science fiction and temporal imagination
    Author: Gomel, Elana
    Published: 2012
    Publisher:  Continuum, London [u.a.]

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    ISBN: 9781441144027; 9781441146861; 9781441178831
    RVK Categories: EC 6745 ; HG 672
    Edition: Paperback ed., 1. publ.
    Series: Continuum literary studies
    Subjects: Science fiction; Time in literature; Postmodernism (Literature); Zeit <Motiv>; Postmoderne; Science-Fiction-Literatur
    Scope: IX, 177 S.
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    Includes bibliographical references
  21. Postmodern science fiction and temporal imagination
    Author: Gomel, Elana
    Published: 2010
    Publisher:  Continuum, London [u.a.]

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    ISBN: 9781441123954
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    Series: Continuum literary studies
    Subjects: Science fiction; Time in literature; Postmodernism (Literature); Postmoderne; Zeit <Motiv>; Science-Fiction-Literatur
    Scope: XI, 177 S.
    Notes:

    Includes bibliographical references
  22. The palgrave handbook of global fantasy
    Contributor: Gomel, Elana (Publisher); Gurevitch, Danielle (Publisher)
    Published: 2023
    Publisher:  palgrave macmillan, Cham

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    Universitätsbibliothek der LMU München
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    Contributor: Gomel, Elana (Publisher); Gurevitch, Danielle (Publisher)
    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    ISBN: 9783031263965
    Subjects: Fantastische Literatur
    Scope: 340 Seiten
  23. Bloodscripts
    writing the violent subject
    Author: Gomel, Elana
    Published: 2003
    Publisher:  Ohio State Univ. Press, Columbus

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    Bayerische Staatsbibliothek
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  24. Science fiction, alien encounters, and the ethics of posthumanism
    beyond the golden rule
    Author: Gomel, Elana
    Published: 2014
    Publisher:  Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke [u.a.]

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    ISBN: 9781137367624
    RVK Categories: EC 6745
    Subjects: Science fiction / History and criticism; Human-alien encounters in literature
    Scope: XI, 232 S.
  25. Narrative space and time
    representing impossible topologies in literature
    Author: Gomel, Elana
    Published: 2014
    Publisher:  Routledge, New York, NY [u.a.]

    "Space is a central topic in cultural and narrative theory today, although in most cases theory assumes Newtonian absolute space. However, the idea of a universal homogeneous space is now obsolete. Black holes, multiple dimensions, quantum... more

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    "Space is a central topic in cultural and narrative theory today, although in most cases theory assumes Newtonian absolute space. However, the idea of a universal homogeneous space is now obsolete. Black holes, multiple dimensions, quantum entanglement, and spatio-temporal distortions of relativity have passed into culture at large. This book examines whether narrative can be used to represent these "impossible" spaces. Impossible topologies abound in ancient mythologies, from the Australian Aborigines' "dream-time" to the multiple-layer universe of the Sumerians. More recently, from Alice's adventures in Wonderland to contemporary science fiction's obsession with black holes and quantum paradoxes, counter-intuitive spaces are a prominent feature of modern and postmodern narrative. With the rise and popularization of science fiction, the inventiveness and variety of impossible narrative spaces explodes. The author analyses the narrative techniques used to represent such spaces alongside their cultural significance. Each chapter connects narrative deformation of space with historical problematic of time, and demonstrates the cognitive and perceptual primacy of narrative in representing, imagining and apprehending new forms of space and time.This book offers a comprehensive analysis of the connection between narratology, cultural theory, science fiction, and studies of place"--

     
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    ISBN: 9780415705776
    RVK Categories: EC 1850 ; EC 4610
    Series: Routledge interdisciplinary perspectives on literature ; 25
    Subjects: Raum <Motiv>; Zeit <Motiv>; Literatur
    Scope: 226 S.