Description: Part 1 Contexts Chapter 2 Science and Fiction Chapter 3 The genre according to the critics Chapter 4 The genre according to the writers Chapter 5 The boundaries of the science fiction film: Horror and Fantasy Chapter 6 The genre web and genre threads Chapter 7 Stars in science fiction Chapter 8 Special effects and the science fiction film Chapter 9 Cultural and Historical Contexts Chapter 10 Grand narratives and the emergence of science fiction Chapter 11 Change and fear Chapter 12 The appearance of UFOs Chapter 13 Hollywood and the Pentagon Chapter 14 The social context Chapter 15 Audiences Chapter 16 Industrial Contexts Chapter 17 Changes in the industry Chapter 18 The challenge of television Chapter 19 The growth of drive-ins Chapter 20 Case studies Chapter 21 Special effects artists Part 22 Science and Scientists Chapter 23 The (Liberating) Nature and (Rhetorical) Function of Science Chapter 24 The liberating nature of science Chapter 25 Change through tertiary education Chapter 26 Science as dangerous change: The conservative paradigm Chapter 27 Nuclear holocaust: The responsiblity of science Chapter 28 The rhetorical function of science Chapter 29 Medical and Psychological Science Chapter 30 Invasion of the Body Snatchers Chapter 31 Invaders from Mars Chapter 32 Amazing Colossal Man Chapter 33 The Thing

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