Disputing the Deluge av Professor or Dr. Darko (McGill University Canada) Suvin

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<b>Featured on the 2021 Locus Recommended Reading List</b>For over 50 years, Darko Suvin has set the agenda for science fiction studies through his innovative linking of scifi to utopian studies, formalist and leftist critical theory, and his broader engagement with what he terms "political epistemology." <i>Disputing the Deluge</i> joins a rapidly growing renewal of critical interest in Suvin¿s work on scifi and utopianism by bringing together in a single volume 24 of Suvin¿s most significant interventions in the field from the 21st century, with an Introduction by editor Hugh O¿Connell and a new preface by the author. Beginning with writings from the early 2000s that investigate the function of literary genres and reconsider the relationship between science fiction and fantasy, the essays collected here--each a brilliant example of engaged thought--highlight the value of scifi for grappling with the key events and transformations of recent years. Suvin¿s interrogations show how specu