Lost in Space: Surviving Globalization in Gravity and The Martian.

The Martian (2015) and Gravity (2013) join a group of recent maritime disaster films in depicting American individuals struggling to survive in hostile natural environments. Noting the ocean's historical function as a signifier of internationalism, this essay examines these science-fictional stories...

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Published in:	Science Fiction Studies Vol. 46; no. 1; pp. 127 - 143
Main Author:	Carroll, Siobhan
Format:	Article
Published:	University of California Press Mar2019
Subjects:	Globalization Martian exploration Social media Martian meteorites Shipwrecks Science films
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost