You may answer any (or all) of the questions below. If there's something related to this, but not covered in the questions below, please don't hesitate to air your opinions.
1. Does the extensive relationship between science and power spill over into the dynamic between science fiction and power?
2. Is there an ideal power structure advocated in SF genre? If so, of what kind is it: bureaucratic, aristocratic, socialist, capitalist, utopian or dystopian?
3. Is SF merely an outlet for futuristic technological speculations, or is the main purpose of SF to air your political/social views in an unbiased context?
4. What do you think ultimately resolves the conflict set up in works of SF? New technology, luck, act of God, change in power structure, protagonist's actions (bravery, sacrifice, maturity, etc.) [note: these are not mutually exclusive]. Are these really very different to other forms of fiction?
It would help if you'd post something before Friday (when my draft is due). I know I'm asking a little more than usual, but this is after all, the final DB week... so let's sign off with a flourish!
1_It really depends on what the underlying message of the story but yes in the few science fiction films I have seen there is a relationship between science fiction and power.
ReplyDelete3_Many works of science fiction attempt to air political/social views about future technology, often presented in a biased way to support the artist’s (author or director’s) concerns.
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ReplyDeleteresopnes to #4:To resolve the "final conflict" of science fictions, I think the ultimate way is to develop new technology to resolve the energy crisis. From economics's view, all the economic desicions are made upon the scarcity of the resources, so does the science friction. People's view of the world will not change significantly unless a new theory that explain the world better than the old ones come out and is accepted by the majority... It seems impossible to avoid science fiction's continuing questioning science and the world. Therefore science fiction will focus more on something other than what its focusing on.
ReplyDelete1. I don't believe that science and power and their relationship spill into science fiction and power because although the writers of science fiction may use some sort of power structure, they do not neccesarily use gain any power in the mix, whereas there are many people gain power through science and knowledge. It can be said that to an extent the writers of science fiction use the idea of power behind what they write but they are in now way empowered by writing science fiction.
ReplyDeletesoo sorry i didnt make this before your draft but I like your question about the ideal power structure in sci fi it immediately made me think of Star Wars. Mostly that the main power structure is a republic with aristocratic representatives so aristocracy but it is really controlled by the chancellor who acts like more of a dictator until peace is restored to the Republic so I feel like in that case the ideal power structure is an aristocracy.
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