This text explores representations of modern technology in contemporary science fiction for young people. It exposes the anti-technological bias and suggests that this bias is a form of resistance to the changing face of childhood and technology's contribution to this change.
This text explores representations of modern technology in contemporary science fiction for young people. It exposes the anti-technological bias and s...
In this new book, Noga Applebaum surveys science fiction novels published for children and young adults from 1980 to the present, exposing the anti-technological bias existing within a genre often associated with the celebration of technology. Applebaum argues that perceptions of technology as a corrupting force, particularly in relation to its use by young people, are a manifestation of the enduring allure of the myth of childhood innocence and result in young-adult fiction that endorses a technophobic agenda. This agenda is a form of resistance to the changing face of childhood and...
In this new book, Noga Applebaum surveys science fiction novels published for children and young adults from 1980 to the present, exposing the anti...
