![]() Higgins traces the origins of a set of powerful tropes in print science fiction from the 1960s and early 1970s he then follows their spread through media and electronic culture as well as their uses in political rhetoric and advertising. ![]() Higgins examines a particular cluster of narratives about power and identity, a cluster that is nicely described in his title: stories that use the iconography of science fiction to express fear of the other and resentment of loss of power, thus giving a boost to a number of reactionary movements, from Brexit and the cult of Trump to anti-feminist internet trolldom. Higgins offers a fascinating look into the process by which such stories are generated and transformed into cultural references and societal roadmaps. In his new book, Reverse Colonization: Science Fiction, Imperial Fantasy, and Alt-Victimhood, David M. ![]() ![]() ![]() BOTH POLITICIANS AND political scientists know the power of narratives: there is much talk about who controls and how to alter “the narrative.” But neither group tends to ask where these narratives are actually, you know, narrated. ![]()
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