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Frontmatter i
CONTENTS v
Acknowledgments vii
Introduction: Special Effects and the Popular Media 1
1. Magic, Science, Art 11
2. From Cult-Classicism to Technofuturism 52
3. The Wonder Years and Beyond 93
4. Crafting a Future for CGI 137
Conclusion: The Transnational Matrix of SF 159
Notes 169
Bibliography 201
Index 227

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
CONTENTS v
Acknowledgments vii
Introduction: Special Effects and the Popular Media 1
1. Magic, Science, Art 11
2. From Cult-Classicism to Technofuturism 52
3. The Wonder Years and Beyond 93
4. Crafting a Future for CGI 137
Conclusion: The Transnational Matrix of SF 159
Notes 169
Bibliography 201
Index 227

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