Dr Alien, PhD: the horror classic that academia loves In celebration of its 40th anniversary, the sci-film inspires an industry of papers, talks and research https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/mar/24/alien-horror-classic-that-academia-loves
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Don’t listen to the critics – science fiction explores what it means to be human in the truest way
Don’t listen to the critics – science fiction explores what it means to be human in the truest way Sci-fi serves as a kind of fodder for rumination, to stimulate the mind, and to kick us out of the everyday, habitual, ways of thinking that we all fall into. https://scroll.in/article/916584/dont-listen-to-the-critics-science-fiction-explores-what-it-means-to-be-human-in-the-truest-way
What Do the Make-Believe Bureaucracies of Sci-Fi Novels Say About Us?
What Do the Make-Believe Bureaucracies of Sci-Fi Novels Say About Us? Writers of speculative fiction routinely invent rules and regulations as part of their novels’ worlds. These laws tell us more about our own politics than you might think. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/14/books/review/ben-winters.html
6 Badass Female Time Travelers Who Get the Job Done
6 Badass Female Time Travelers Who Get the Job Done There is no single archetype of the female time traveler. She may be a young newlywed on her honeymoon, or a septuagenarian acting as a secret government weapon. She is black, or white, or from a f… https://www.tor.com/2019/02/20/female-time-travelers-methods-sci-fi-fantasy/?utm_source=%5B%27exacttarget%27%5D&utm_medium=%5B%27newsletter%27%5D&utm_term=%5B%27tordotcom-tordotcomnewsletter%27%5D&utm_content=%5B%27na-readblog-blogpost%27%5D&utm_campaign=%5B%27tor%27%5D
8 Books to Help You Rebuild After an Ecological Catastrophe
8 Books to Help You Rebuild After an Ecological Catastrophe So you’ve lived through an ecological disaster that’s drastically changed the world (or at least some corner of it): the water’s dried up, the bees have disappeared, temperatures … https://www.tor.com/2019/02/26/8-books-to-help-you-rebuild-after-an-ecological-catastrophe/?utm_source=%5B%27exacttarget%27%5D&utm_medium=%5B%27newsletter%27%5D&utm_term=%5B%27tordotcom-tordotcomnewsletter%27%5D&utm_content=%5B%27na-readblog-blogpost%27%5D&utm_campaign=%5B%27tor%27%5D
Science Fiction and Religion #CFP
Science Fiction and Religion #CFP Another call for papers connected with the Journal for Religion, Film, and Media: CFP: SCIENCE FICTION AND RELIGION Even more than other film genres, science fiction movies confront viewers with societal problems and make experimentation with other models possible. Science fiction can thus be connec… Call for Papers: Science Fiction and Religion
Lingua Cosmica: Science Fiction from around the World
Lingua Cosmica: Science Fiction from around the World Forging a new canon for international sf https://www.press.uillinois.edu/books/catalog/67pcn8fr9780252041754.html
What our science fiction says about us
What our science fiction says about us Different visions of the future are appearing around the globe. Tom Cassauwers explores what they reveal about each region – and how imagining alternative realities can be subversive. http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20181203-what-our-science-fiction-says-about-us