New on the blog: to celebrate the publication of his new book Dystopia and Dispossession in the Hollywood Science Fiction Film, 1979-2017, Harry Warwick revisits its arguments in the light of Denis Villeneuve's 2021 Dune adaptation, which falls outside the book's historical scope.
Sport, Religio-Politics, and Science Fiction
Enticing you to read his most recent book, Sport and Monstrosity in Science Fiction by Derek J. Thiess, gave him a unique challenge. How does he get the buy-in of, primarily, academics on a project about sport—a subject that is largely viewed, especially in the humanities, as having little to do with the serious, intellectual … Continue reading
‘We all died more times than I can count.’ Reincarnation, Social Mobility and the Multiverse in the Netflix Originals Series The OA
David Sweeney discusses the Netflix Originals Series, The OA, in the context of reincarnation, social mobility and the multiverse, as well as questions that arose following the series. Death is not the end for Prairie Johnson in the Netflix Originals TV series The OA (2016-19); rather it creates the opportunity for her to travel to … Continue reading
Apocalypse in Fiction: Then and Now
Christopher Palmer, author of Apocalypse in Crisis, explores the rise of apocalyptic fiction since the end of the Second World War, shining a light on the relevance of current crises to the genre. One thing that the experience of the last few years has forced on us is that we are not allowed one … Continue reading
Four times Shakespeare has inspired stories about robots and AI
This article was originally posted on The Conversation by Sarah Annes Brown, author of Shakespeare and Science Fiction. Science fiction is a genre very much associated with technological marvels, innovations, and visions of the future. So it may be surprising to find so many of its writers are drawn to Shakespeare – he’s a figure … Continue reading
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