Introduction: Animal Alterity: Science Fiction and Human–Animal Studies
Introduction: Animal Alterity: Science Fiction and Human–Animal Studies
This book explores the many ways in which animals are present in science fiction literature. It reviews a variety of science fiction texts with animal themes, comparing and contrasting ways in which animals address some of science fiction's questions about alterity and subjectivity. The book also explores the connection between science fiction and human–animal studies and reconsiders the entire logic of the human–animal boundary.
Keywords: animals, science fiction, alterity, subjectivity, human–animal studies, human–animal boundary
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