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Human Culture and Science Fiction: A Review of the Literature, 1980-2016

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  • Christopher Benjamin Menadue
  • Karen Diane Cheer

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This article aimed to uncover the foci, themes, and findings of research literature that utilized science fiction content or concepts to describe and illustrate human culture. To capture a representative range of research, the PRISMA process was applied to database searches across a range of disciplines, not restricted to science fiction journals. Findings revealed that science fiction literature has been used in research across disciplines including theology, semantics, natural sciences, and education. Two characteristics of the use of science fiction in research became evident in the review: its role as a tool for advocacy and cultural insight and its effectiveness as an aid to learning and teaching. An unclear boundary between real science and science in the public imagination is problematic for research success, but the purposeful integration of fictional representations of science (both natural and social) into the research story has demonstrable benefits. To address the limited application of objective methodologies, adoption of increasingly robust quantitative analysis into research in the fields of literature and culture is recommended. This would assist in bridging the two cultures divide between the humanities and natural sciences.

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  • Christopher Benjamin Menadue & Karen Diane Cheer, 2017. "Human Culture and Science Fiction: A Review of the Literature, 1980-2016," SAGE Open, , vol. 7(3), pages 21582440177, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:sagope:v:7:y:2017:i:3:p:2158244017723690
    DOI: 10.1177/2158244017723690
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    1. Christopher Benjamin Menadue & Susan Jacups, 2018. "Who Reads Science Fiction and Fantasy, and How Do They Feel About Science? Preliminary Findings From an Online Survey," SAGE Open, , vol. 8(2), pages 21582440187, June.
    2. Christopher Benjamin Menadue & Kristi Giselsson & David Guez, 2020. "An Empirical Revision of the Definition of Science Fiction: It Is All in the Techne . . ," SAGE Open, , vol. 10(4), pages 21582440209, October.
    3. Muscio, Alessandro, 2023. "The ambiguous role of science and technology in Marvel superhero comics: From their ‘Golden Age’ to the present-day," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 186(PB).
    4. Christopher Benjamin Menadue, 2018. "Hubbard Bubble, Dianetics Trouble: An Evaluation of the Representations of Dianetics and Scientology in Science Fiction Magazines From 1949 to 1999," SAGE Open, , vol. 8(4), pages 21582440188, October.

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