American Science Fiction

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Science Fiction: your experienceScience Fiction: your experience

• What sci-fi stories have you read?• What sci-fi movies do you remember?

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What is Science Fiction?What is Science Fiction?

Fictional narratives that deal with the impact produced by scientific & technological advances upon human beings and society.

1954…Erik Lassig. Imagen de James Vaughan en Flickr. Licencia Creative Commons by-sa. http://www.flickr.com/photos/x-ray_delta_one/4213473056/

HARD SCIENCE FICTION: a particular emphasis on scientific accuracy and technological hardware detail

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Flirty Girl SBA Space Body Armor: Hands. Imagen de Edward Liu en Flickr. Licencia Creative Commons by-nc. http://www.flickr.com/photos/edwick/8053820410/

SOFT SCIENCE FICTION: focus on human characters and their relations and feelings, while de-emphasizing the details of technological hardware and physical laws

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SOCIAL SCIENCE FICTION: concerned less with technology and space opera and more with sociological speculation about human society

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