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title	:	Aliens : The Anthropology of Science Fiction Alternatives
author	:	Slusser, George Edgar.
publisher	:	Southern Illinois University Press
isbn10 | asin	:	0809313758
print isbn13	:	9780809313754
ebook isbn13	:	9780585186535
language	:	English
subject	Science fiction--History and criticism, Life on other planets in literature, Monsters in literature.
publication date	:	1987
lcc	:	PN3433.6.A44 1987eb
ddc	:	809.3/0876
subject	:	Science fiction--History and criticism, Life on other planets in literature, Monsters in literature.

Page ii ALTERNATIVES is a series under the general editorship of Eric S. Rabkin, Martin H. Greenberg, and Joseph D. Olander which has been established to serve the growing critical audience of science fiction, fantastic fiction, and speculative fiction. Other titles from the Eaton Conference are: Bridges to Science Fiction, edited by George E. Slusser, George R. Guffey, and Mark Rose, 1980 Bridges to Fantasy, edited by George E. Slusser, Eric S. Rabkin, and Robert Scholes, 1982 Coordinates: Placing Science Fiction and Fantasy, edited by George E. Slusser, Eric S. Rabkin, and Robert Scholes, 1983 Shadows of the Magic Lamp: Fantasy and Science Fiction in Film, edited by George E. Slusser and Eric S. Rabkin, 1985 Hard Science Fiction, edited by George E. Slusser and Eric S. Rabkin, 1986 Storm Warnings: Science Fiction Confronts the Future, edited by George E. Slusser, Colin Greenland, and Eric S. Rabkin, 1987 Intersections: Fantasy and Science Fiction, edited by George E. Slusser and Eric S. Rabkin, 1987

Page iii Aliens The Anthropology of Science Fiction Edited by George E. Slusser and Eric S. Rabkin Southern Illinois University Press Carbondale and Edwardsville

Page iv Copyright 1987 by the Board of Trustees, Southern Illinois University All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Edited by Yvonne D. Mattson Designed by Quentin Fiore Production supervised by Natalia Nadraga 90 89 88 87 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Aliens: the anthropology of science fiction. (Alternatives) Includes index. 1. Science fictionHistory and criticism. 2. Life on other planets in literature. 3. Monsters in literature. I. Slusser, George Edgar. II. Rabkin, Eric S. III. Series. PN3433.6.A44 1987 809.3'0876 87-4721 ISBN 0-8093-1375-8 Superman, Clark Kent, Lois Lane, and Jimmy Olsen are trademarks of DC Comics Inc. and are used with permission. The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information SciencesPermanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984.

Page v CONTENTS Introduction: The Anthropology of the Alien George E. Slusser and Eric S. Rabkin vii Part One Searchings: The Quest for the Alien 1. The Alien in Our Minds Larry Niven 3 2. Effing the Ineffable Gregory Benford 13 3. Border Patrols Michael Beehler 26 4. Alien Aliens Pascal Ducommun 36 5. Metamorphoses of the Dragon George E. Slusser 43 Part Two Sightings: The Aliens among Us 6. Discriminating Among Friends: The Social Dynamics of the Friendly Alien John Huntington 69 7. Sex, Superman, and Sociobiology in Science Fiction Joseph D. Miller 78

Page vi 8. Cowboys and Telepaths/Formulas and Phenomena Eric S. Rabkin 88 9. Robots: Three Fantasies and One Big Cold Reality Noel Perrin 102 10. Aliens in the Supermarket: Science Fiction and Fantasy for "Inquiring Minds" George R. Guffey 113 11. Aliens 'R' U.S.: American Science Fiction Viewed from Down Under Zoe Sofia 128 Part Three Soundings: Man as the Alien 12. H. G. Wells' Familiar Aliens John R. Reed 145 13. Inspiration and Possession: Ambivalent Intimacy with the Alien Clayton Koelb 157 14. Cybernauts in Cyberspace: William Gibson's Neuromancer David Porush 168 15. The Human Alien: In-Groups and Outbreeding in Enemy Mine Leighton Brett Cooke 179 16. From Astarte to Barbie and Beyond: The Serious History of Dolls Frank McConnell 199 17. An Indication of Monsters Colin Greenland 208

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