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Schwartz, Sheila – English Journal, 1971
A review of the growth and development of science fiction literature and the ways in which it relates all cultures and reflects the comtemporary world. (RB)
Descriptors: Fantasy, Fiction, Imagination, Literary Genres

Bradbury, Ray – Social Education, 1971
The 1952 story is reprinted to stimulate student discussion of the relationships between man and his environment. Questions for discussion are provided. (VW)
Descriptors: Environment, Fantasy, Philosophy, Reading Materials
Greenlaw, M. Jean – Elementary English, 1971
A discussion of the implications of technology and the possibilities for the future" reflected in science fiction for children; based on the author's Ph.D. dissertation, A Study of the Impact of Technology on Human Values as Reflected in Modern Science Fiction for Children," Michigan State University, 1970. (Author/RD)
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Cultural Influences, Human Dignity
Bennett, Michael Alan – Engl J, 1970
Descriptors: Literary Criticism, Moral Criticism, Motifs, Novels

Bainbridge, William Sims – Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, 1982
Data on women readers and authors indicated that: (1) women write more heroic fantasy and politically liberal science fiction than hard science fiction (physical science and technology), (2) women readers like hard science fiction less than men, and (3) many women authors use their fiction to advocate social change from a feminist perspective.…
Descriptors: Authors, Females, Feminism, Males

Farrelly, James P. – Journal of General Education, 1981
Perceives utopia as the quest for the promised land. Proposes such quests derive from Moses delivering his people from captivity to a new place on earth. Cites true fictional accounts enjoining the need to strive for perfection and search for a site to build a perfect society (Editor/DMM)
Descriptors: Ancient History, Aspiration, Autobiographies, Biblical Literature

McGhan, Barry – English Journal, 1982
Offers a defense of teaching science fiction as an elective in the high-school English curriculum. (RL)
Descriptors: Elective Courses, English Curriculum, High Schools, Literature Appreciation

Fagan, Edward R. – High School Journal, 1980
The author notes the growing use of scientific concepts in contemporary experimental novels, as well as the development of structuralism, a method of literary criticism drawing heavily upon the sciences. He suggests that these are valuable trends toward strengthening the bridge between the sciences and the humanities. (Author/SJL)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Literary Criticism, Novels, Science Fiction

Brake, Mark; Thornton, Rosi – Physics Education, 2003
Considers science fiction as an imaginative forum to focus on the relationships between science, culture, and society. Outlines some of the ways in which using the genre can help achieve a dynamic and pluralistic understanding of the nature and evolution of science. (Author/KHR)
Descriptors: Science Fiction, Science Instruction, Secondary Education, Space Sciences

Rushing, Janice Hocker; Frentz, Thomas S. – Critical Studies in Mass Communication, 1989
Critiques three contemporary films, "Rocky IV,""Blade Runner," and "The Terminator." Constructs an evolving dystopian shadow myth that expresses the culture's repressed fears about its relationship to technology. Offers implications for the reinterpretation of the dystopian myth and for the conduct of other cultural…
Descriptors: Film Criticism, Films, Mass Media Effects, Mythology

Prothero, James – English Journal, 1990
Addresses two misunderstandings about science fiction and fantasy: that fantastic literature is not serious; and that modern scientific civilization neither has nor needs mythology. Argues that values can be transmitted through science fiction and fantasy, which are modern-day forms of mythology. (RS)
Descriptors: English Instruction, Fantasy, Mythology, Science Fiction
Gunn, James – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1995
Through various classic texts, this article examines the concept of "library" and the many forms in which libraries are portrayed in science fiction. A sidebar contains a bibliography of recent anthologies of science fiction stories and novellas. (AEF)
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Bibliographies, Computers, Futures (of Society)

Yep, Laurence – ALAN Review, 1992
Discusses how the author blends oriental myth, fantasy, and science to produce unique science fiction. (PRA)
Descriptors: Authors, Fantasy, Folk Culture, Legends

Service, Pamela F. – ALAN Review, 1992
Discusses what makes fantasy writing and science fiction easy. States that, for the writer, science fiction and fantasy allow more freedom to develop the story. Asserts that science fiction allows adolescents to explore their concerns in a seemingly safe and removed way. Notes that it is difficult to write believable and consistent stories for…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Fantasy, Reader Text Relationship, Science Fiction

Harris, June – ALAN Review, 1992
Asserts that not all science fiction is great. Discusses ways to tell the difference between the good and the bad. Encourages even those teachers who are most leery of a genre with which they are unfamiliar to jump in and try science fiction as a way of opening up student minds and imaginations. (PRA)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Fantasy, Higher Education, Reading Material Selection