tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1023737482457336961.post8718776231240157674..comments2023-06-11T03:21:53.889-04:00Comments on SparkTopia: DescriptionElisa Kay Sparkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12799520611077133253noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1023737482457336961.post-22207757832123008252009-01-04T13:41:00.000-05:002009-01-04T13:41:00.000-05:00As I've not studied Science Fiction before, even i...As I've not studied Science Fiction before, even in film, I am interested in Jameson's question of whether culture can be political (critical and subversive) without being coopted back into the social system, on how we distinguish a Utopian (and why is this term always capitalized) dialectic of Identity and Difference, which seems to run concurrent with a future that is recognizable and yet not ( as in Dr. Bloodmoney and probably countless others). It is interesting to me that this genre may have begun with a woman's text (Mary Shelley's Frankenstein), so that presupposes that there may be a place within the political for women? Not sure, but will read on to find out.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15032349508396021975noreply@blogger.com