Un/Doing History: Sexuality and the Statistical Imaginary in Samuel R. Delany's Trouble on Triton.
A chapter of the book "Queer Universes: Sexualities in Science Fiction" is presented. It explores the ways in which the science fiction novel "Trouble on Triton," by Samuel Delany, might be considered as engaging in dialogue with the manner it was composed. It suggests that the novel conveys a sense...
| Published in: | Queer Universes: Sexualities in Science Fiction pp. 101 - 121 |
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| Format: | Book Chapter |
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Liverpool University Press 2004 Limited
2008
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| Summary: | A chapter of the book "Queer Universes: Sexualities in Science Fiction" is presented. It explores the ways in which the science fiction novel "Trouble on Triton," by Samuel Delany, might be considered as engaging in dialogue with the manner it was composed. It suggests that the novel conveys a sense of both the progressive and the regressive possibilities inherent within contemporary commodity culture as well as illustrates the interrelation of sexual identity, sexual desire and statistics. |
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