Book Description
* Early science fiction, from the Gothic aliens of Dracula and H.G. Wells,
* Classic fifties Cold War sci-fi movies, such as War of the Worlds,
* 20th-century reworkings of various "alien" metaphors, such as the Fly movies and the Alien series, * Comic variations on the alien theme such as Mars Attacks, "race" as an alien condition, and at the use of illness and disease as a metaphor for alienation in modern film and fiction, and
* The "illegal" aliens of the present day.
Alien Identities is a timely, carefully themed and much-needed study of the increasingly popular subject of science fiction and the theme of the alien, which will appeal to students and academics alike.
About the author
I.Q. Hunter s at De Montfort University. Hunter helped edit the previous volumes in the Film Fiction series, Pulping Fictions, Trash Aesthetics and Sisterhoods, all published by Pluto.
Heidi Kaye is at De Montfort University. She helped edit the previous volumes in the Film Fiction series, Pulping Fictions, Trash Aesthetics and Sisterhoods, all published by Pluto.
Imelda Whelehan s at De Montfort University. She helped edit the previous volumes in the Film Fiction series, Pulping Fictions, Trash Aesthetics and Sisterhoods, all published by Pluto.
