In part II of the essay (p.286-289) Jameson outlines some important ways in which we might think about the effects of defamiliarization in science fiction. Summarize his argument here and try to connect it with the Ballard text (or any of the other texts on the course).
Jameson suggests that the real function of science fiction is ‘to dramatize our incapacity to imagine the future’ (p.288-9). What do you understand by this claim? Do you find it troubling? Persuasive?
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