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Social science fiction is a subgenre thereof, where social commentary (cultural or political) takes place in a sci-fi universe. Utopian and dystopian fiction is a classic, polarized genre of social science fiction, although most works of science fiction can be interpreted as having social commentary of some kind or other as an important feature ...
[1] [full citation needed] Some novels combine both genres, often as a metaphor for the different directions humanity can take depending on its choices, ending up with one of two possible futures. Both utopias and dystopias are commonly found in science fiction and other types of speculative fiction.
Pages in category "Social science fiction" The following 60 pages are in this category, out of 60 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
This is a list of social science fiction writers with their best-known works. Iain M. Banks - The Culture series; Malorie Blackman - The Noughts & Crosses series; Octavia E. Butler - Parable of the Sower; Ray Bradbury - Fahrenheit 451; Renee Gladman – The Ravicka series; Robert A. Heinlein; Aldous Huxley - Brave New World; James Howard ...
This is a list of genres of literature and entertainment (film, television, music, and video games), excluding genres in the visual arts.. Genre is the term for any category of creative work, which includes literature and other forms of art or entertainment (e.g. music)—whether written or spoken, audio or visual—based on some set of stylistic criteria.
Science fiction can act as a vehicle to analyze and recognize a society's past, present, and potential future social relationships with the other. Science fiction offers a medium and representation of alterity and differences in social identity. [192] Brian Aldiss described science fiction as "cultural wallpaper". [193]
Ursula Kroeber Le Guin (/ ˈ k r oʊ b ər l ə ˈ ɡ w ɪ n / KROH-bər lə GWIN; [1] née Kroeber; October 21, 1929 – January 22, 2018) was an American author.She is best known for her works of speculative fiction, including science fiction works set in her Hainish universe, and the Earthsea fantasy series.
Looking Backward: 2000–1887 is a utopian [1] time travel [2] science fiction novel by the American journalist and writer Edward Bellamy first published in 1888. [3]The book was translated into several languages, and in short order "sold a million copies."