The First Wave
Latin American Science Fiction Discovers Its Roots
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7537256 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rachel Haywood Ferreira (0000-0003-3322-306X, Iowa State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | Part 3 |
| Pages | 432-462 |
| Publication date | 2007-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Science Fiction Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0091-7729 • E-ISSN: 2327-6207 |
| Publisher | University of California Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1525/sfs.34.3.0432 |
| OpenAlex | W96476335 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 4 |
This essay examines three of the earliest works of Latin American sf together for the first time: “México en el año 1970” [Mexico in the Year 1970, 1844, Mexico], Páginas da história do Brasil escripta no anno de 2000 [Pages from the History of Brazil Written in the Year 2000, 1868-72, Brazil], and Viaje maravilloso del Señor Nic-Nac al planeta Marte [The Marvelous Journey of Mr. Nic-Nac to the Planet Mars, 1875-76, Argentina]. Nineteenth-century works such as these have been added to the genealogical tree of Latin American sf in recent years. The addition of pre-space-age texts to the corpus of Latin American sf does more than provide its writers and readers with local roots: it broadens our understanding of the genre in Latin America and the periphery; it extends our perceptions of the role of science in Latin American literature and culture; and, together with later Latin American sf, it contributes new perspectives and new narrative possibilities to the genre as a whole
Art · Latin Americans · Linguistics · Literature · Digital Games and Media · History · Philosophy · Utopian, Dystopian, and Speculative Fiction · Youth Culture and Social Dynamics
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,11 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2012 (6) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |