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[email protected] SCIENCE FICTIONS, CULTURAL FACTS A Digital Humanities Approach to a Popular Literature Christopher Benjamin James Menadue MA(Cantab), MBA, PGCE College of Arts, Society and Education Adjunct Research Fellow of The Cairns Institute James Cook University This dissertation is submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy August 2019 To my father, and the musty, neglected copies of Astounding Science Fiction I found in his study long ago My first SF magazine: Astounding Science Fiction, January 1957 DECLARATION This dissertation is the result of my own work. To the best of my knowledge and belief this thesis does not contain any material previously published or written by another person, or which is the outcome of work done in collaboration, except where specifically indicated in the text. It has not been previously submitted, in part or whole, to any university of institution for any degree, diploma, or other qualification. I acknowledge that an electronic copy of my thesis must be lodged with the University Library and subject to the General Award Rules of James Cook University, immediately made available for research and study in accordance with the Copyright Act 1968(Cth).