Speculative Orientalism Asian Religions in New Wave by Sang-Keun Yoo HARDBACK

Speculative OrientalismAsian Religions in New Wave Science Fiction\nAuthor(s): Sang-Keun Yoo, Alana Vincent, Nina Fischer\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom\nImprint: Bloomsbury Academic\nISBN-13: 9781350447899, 978-1350447899\nSynopsis\nExamining the works of prominent New Wave science fiction authors from the [tel]s, Sang-Keun Yoo highlights the underexplored connection between American science fiction and Asian religions, such as Taoism, Buddhism, and [url] book considers how the major world wars of the 20th centurySecond World War, the Cold War, and the Vietnam War repositioned Asian culture in relation to the science fiction genre in the period.\n\n Underpinning this study, Sang-Keun Yoo argues that Speculative Orientalism emerged in American science fiction during the 1950s and 60s. This concept adopted various aspects of Asian religions to envision alternative worlds, unburdened by the constraints of colonialism, totalitarianism, racism, an.