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Cover of Foundation, #53 Autumn 1991

Foundation, #53 Autumn 1991

1991

Editor Edward James , Colin Greenland , Ian Watson
Publisher Polytechnic of East London
Price £2.95
Pages 132
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  • Ian Watson is stated as 'Consultant Editor'.
  • Publisher stated as 'Polytechnic of East London on behalf of the Science Fiction Foundation' on the copyright page.
  • Page numbering starts on the first interior (third) page. The last numbered page is 128, followed by the inside back cover featuring an ad and the back cover.
  • The subscription price for an individual is stated as £8.50 in the UK & Ireland and $17.00 in the USA and Canada & £9.00 in other countries via surface mail (prices for institutions were higher).
  • The Editorial by Edward James is dated September 1991.
  • The titles for the letters are drawn from the table of contents (on pp. 1 & 2).
  • P. 6 features an ad for 'Forthcoming Attractions at the Maison d'Ailleurs'.
  • Cover art is a photo of the poster advertising the 'Ailleurs est proche' exhibition at the Maison d'Ailleurs; poster art not credited.

Page Type Kind Title Author(s)
3 Essay Non Fiction Editorial (Foundation 53) Edward James
7 Essay Non Fiction The Maison d'Ailleurs: a Museum for Science Fiction Roger Gaillard
24 Essay Non Fiction Glimpses of Ecclesiastical Space Norman Beswick
36 Essay Non Fiction The Aesthetics of Cyberpunk Inge Eriksen
46 Essay Non Fiction The World SF Conference in Chengdu Brian Stableford
53 Essay Non Fiction Women in Science Fiction: Six American SF Writers between 1960 and 1985 Farah Mendlesohn
70 Essay Non Fiction Neo-Bible and Ur-Text: the "Original Uncut" Stranger in a Strange Land Russell Blackford
80 Essay Non Fiction Thelma and Louise: Driving Toward Feminist SF; Or, Yes, Women Do Dream of Not Being Electric Sheep Marleen Barr
87 Essay Non Fiction Letter: On Vonarburg and Westfahl Simon Ings
87 Essay Non Fiction Letters (Foundation 53) Edward James
88 Essay Non Fiction Letter: Westfahl and the Space Station Nick Cook
89 Essay Non Fiction Letter: Judge Dredd, the State of Britain, and Sf John Radford
89 Essay Non Fiction Letter: On the Omission of Cherryh David Gillon
91 Review Non Fiction Demon Download Simon Ings & Jack Yeovil
91 Essay Non Fiction Letter: Ondřej Neff Underestimates Czech Sf Ivan Adamovic
91 Essay Non Fiction Reviews (Foundation 53) Colin Greenland
93 Review Non Fiction Comeback Tour Simon Ings & Jack Yeovil
94 Review Non Fiction Krokodil Tears Simon Ings & Jack Yeovil
96 Review Non Fiction Jurassic Park Kim Newman & Michael Crichton
98 Review Non Fiction When Gravity Fails Paul J. McAuley & George Alec Effinger
100 Review Non Fiction Grass Neal Tringham & Sheri S. Tepper
102 Review Non Fiction Clarke County, Space John Clute & Allen Steele
102 Review Non Fiction The Ring of Charon John Clute & Roger MacBride Allen
107 Review Non Fiction Carve the Sky John Clute & Alexander Jablokov
109 Review Non Fiction The Mound and Other SF Stories from the Low Lands K. V. Bailey & Roelof Goudriaan
112 Review Non Fiction The Victorian Fantasists: Essays on Culture, Society and Belief in the Mythopoeic Literature of the Victorian Age Robert Irwin & Kath Filmer
118 Review Non Fiction Kalimantan Sherry Coldsmith & Lucius Shepard
118 Review Non Fiction The Ends of the Earth Sherry Coldsmith & Lucius Shepard
123 Review Non Fiction Only Begotten Daughter Jennifer Swift & James Morrow
126 Review Non Fiction Beyond the Gate of Worlds Brian Stableford & Robert Silverberg & John Brunner & Chelsea Quinn Yarbro

Page Type Kind Title Author(s)
Editor Non Fiction Foundation - 1991 Edward James & Colin Greenland & Ian Watson