The Rise of the Science Fiction Pulps

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FilmPublisher number: 1239670 | KanopyPublisher: The Great Courses, 2016Publisher: [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2016Description: 1 online resource (streaming video file) (33 minutes): digital, .flv file, soundContent type:

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Summary: Science fiction battled a long-standing bad reputation, born out of the “pulp era” in history. Survey the rise of pulp science fiction through serials, magazines, and short stories at the turn of the 20th century and through the 1950s. You’ll gain an appreciation of the obstacles the genre had to overcome through this period in history as Professor Wolfe highlights key authors who contributed to—and helped remedy—the pulp reputation..

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Science fiction battled a long-standing bad reputation, born out of the “pulp era” in history. Survey the rise of pulp science fiction through serials, magazines, and short stories at the turn of the 20th century and through the 1950s. You’ll gain an appreciation of the obstacles the genre had to overcome through this period in history as Professor Wolfe highlights key authors who contributed to—and helped remedy—the pulp reputation..

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