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Science Fiction Cities
Deletion: The Open Access Online Forum in Science Fiction
  • Carl Abbott, Portland State University
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-1-2013
Subjects
  • Science fiction -- History and criticism,
  • Cities & towns,
  • Science fiction films
Abstract

This essay argues that cities can also be front and center as vividly imagined worlds whose characteristics play active roles that help to structure the arc of the story, forcing and constraining the choices that the characters make.

Description

Article published under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial 3.0 Unported License and can be found online at: http://www.deletionscifi.org/episodes/episode-2/science-fiction-cities/

Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/12973
Citation Information
Abbott, Carl, (2013). Science Fiction Cities. Deletion: The Open Access Online Forum in Science Fiction, Episode 2.