Analyzing many of the most popular and influential science fiction films of the past five decades, this book presents the most comprehensive work to date on how race and "blackness" are imagined in science fiction film.[...]
Known for their violence and prolific profanity, including free use of the n-word, the films of Quentin Tarantino, like the director himself, chronically blurt out in polite company what is extremely problematic even when deliberated in private. Consequently, there is an uncomfortable and often awkw[...]