Science Fiction, New Space Opera, and Neoliberal Globalism

Jerome Winter completed his PhD in English at the University of California, Riverside, where he currently lectures. His work focuses on the intersection of globalisation and contemporary speculative fiction, and he has served as editor of Speculative Fiction for the Los Angeles Review of Books and contributed a chapter on SF art and illustration to the Oxford Handbook of Science Fiction (2014).

'This first book-length study of the "Space Opera Renaissance" in contemporary SF is a superb contribution to the field. Deeply researched, with an impressive command of cutting-edge theories of globalisation and cosmopolitanism, Winter's book offers incisive critical analyses of a wide range of American, British and Caribbean space operas, focusing on issues of race, gender, class and neo/postcolonialism. Winter's readings are unfailingly exciting, conveying both the genre's galaxy-spanning "sense of wonder" and its potent engagement with crucial issues of political and social moment.' - Professor Rob Latham, Editor of The Oxford Handbook of Science Fiction; 'An important intervention in our understanding of science fiction in the context of globalisation and popular culture, Science Fiction, New Space Opera and Neoliberal Globalism offers a provocative framework for thinking through the interpenetration of colonial ideology and popular culture through the lens of transnational postcolonial theory. An essential read for those interested in the history and futures of SF.' - Professor Sherryl Vint, University of California Riverside

• Table of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1The Neoliberal Masters of the Universe: The Origin of New Space Opera in Samuel R. Delany and M. John HarrisonChapter 2 'Moments in the Fall': Neoliberal Globalism and Utopian Socialist Desire in Ken MacLeod's 'Fall Revolution' Quartet and Iain M. Banks's 'Culture' Series Chapter 3Global Feminism and Neoliberal Crisis in Gwyneth Jones's 'Aleutian Trilogy' Chapter 4'Archipelagoes of Stars': Caribbean Cosmopolitics in Postcolonial SF Works Cited