Science Fiction as a Means to Convey Cultural Sentiments

+Used to express feelings about the role of technology in culture
- Also expresses feelings about marginalized positions in
globalized world
+Increased information sharing leads to a bleeding and blending of cultures
-Science fiction can and has been used as an outlet to express
these feelings
-Uppinder Mehans "It Happened Tomorrow"
=Indian struggle for technological growth without becoming neo-
colonial
+ Make technology domesticated by showing its use in
traditional Indian society and religion
-M Elizabeth Ginway argues that Brazilian SF does not domesticate
technology but instead views it suspiciously as something
developed at the expense of Brazilian identity
=Early SF showed peace-loving Brazilians as more powerful than
technology- Guido Wilmar Sassi's "Mission T-935"
=Recent SF is critical of Brazil's increasingly marginalized
position in a global economy
+Bravlio Tavares's "The Ishtarians are among Us"
+Henrique Flory's "Invaders"
Both parallel Brazil's struggle against stronger economics and
expansive culture of developed nations