ICS Occasional Papers

The paper will throw light on how in the presence of censorship on other forms of literature and expression, science fiction has emerged as a realm of introspection and discussion of China's past, present and future. It will analyse works such as “China 2185”, “The Year of the Rat" and “The Waste Tide” which have gained immense popularity in recent years to identify their critical engagement with relation between humans and technologies in realms such as artificial intelligence, idea of development and progress, and portrayal of the Chinese nation, to give a sense of the sociological implications of the processes in motion at present.