demonstrates the variety and scope of German science fiction (SF) production in literature, television, and cinema. The volume argues that speculative fictions and explorations of the fantastic provide a critical lens for studying the possibilities and limitations of paradigm shifts in society. Lars Schmeink and Ingo Cornils brings together essays that study the renaissance of German SF in the twenty-first century. The volume makes clear that German SF is both global and local—the genre is in balance between internationally dominant forms and adapting them to Germany’s reality as it relates to migration, the environment, and human rights. The essays explore a range of media (literature, cinema, television) and relevant political, philosophical, and cultural discourses. This book places emphasis on the transcultural fantastic in the twenty-first century and how German SF proves a valid and important contribution, if not counterpoint to Anglo-centric discourses on global issues such as the climate crisis, migration and refugees, posthumanism and technocracy, as well as issues of social unrest and inequality.     weiterlesen