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02256aam a2200373 i 4500 001 D53F2C10AA0511EE99E4BB4527ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20240103010037 008 230927s2023 ncu b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2023039060 020 $a 1476679363 020 $a 9781476679365 035 $a (OCoLC)1380386180 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d YDX $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a PS830.S35 $b B76 2023 082 00 $a 823.08762 $2 23/eng/20230927 100 1 $a Bro, Lisa Wenger, $d 1975- $e author. 245 10 $a Bodies for profit and power : $b science fiction and biopolitics / $c Lisa Wenger Bro. 264 1 $a Jefferson, North Carolina : $b McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, $c [2023] 300 $a v, 263 pages ; $c 23 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Sovereignty and capitalism -- Corruptive capitalism -- Class and exploration -- From neoliberalism to totalitarianism -- Tools of the trade -- Coda: Of gods and monsters. 520 $a ""Early dystopian science fiction like George Orwell's 1984 or Thea von Harbou's Metropolis show us bleak worlds where capitalism has no boundaries and has corrupted sovereign powers, exploiting the lower classes and benefiting only a select few at the top. Political laws and policies related to human life-or the biopolitical-devalue that life, making humanity little more than expendable "machines" producing for capitalism. Capitalism's focus on progress has made it a central concern in much of science fiction. Covering science fiction from the early 1900s to present, this book examines the portrayal of dystopian capitalism and the biopolitical in works like Brave New World and R.U.R., among many others."-Provided by publisher"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Science fiction, English $x History and criticism. 650 0 $a Science fiction, American $x History and criticism. 650 0 $a Biopolitics in literature. 650 6 $a Biopolitique dans la litteÌrature. 655 7 $a Literary criticism. $2 lcgft 655 7 $a Critiques litteÌraires. $2 rvmgf 941 $a 1 952 $l UNUX074 $d 20240103011047.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=D53F2C10AA0511EE99E4BB4527ECA4DB 994 $a Z0 $b NIUInitiate Another SILO Locator Search