摘要:

Samuel R. Delany is one of the most prominent science fiction writers. Because of his devotion in science fiction, he was introduced the Science Fiction Hall of Fame in July 2002. This thesis will textually analyze three important themes in his Flight from Nevèr?on mainly based on Foucault’s concepts of power: power, the discourse of AIDS, and Delany’s politics of writing. The first chapter intends to analyze Delany’s dealing with power relations and a new form of power, that is, biopower. Power relations and the operation of biopower are two of the important parts in Flight from Nevèr?on. Chapter One will try to deal with new power relations Delany constructs and how biopower is different from traditional sovereignty.The discourse of disease, especially AIDS, will be the main focus in the second chapter. Under the influence of biopower, AIDS is not just a kind disease, but a “metaphor.” When people mention AIDS, it no longer only refers to the disease itself. In “The Tale of Plagues and Carnivals,” Dela...