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- The Future Spells Doom? by The World in the Satin Bag on Nov 23, 2009
I know this has been discussed before, but I find it curious how prevalent the pessimistic has become in science fiction. I don't think this is a bad thing, mind you, but it is something to acknowledge. But why? As curious as this whole thing is,...
- The Green Literature Proposal by The World in the Satin Bag on Nov 23, 2009
I think I mentioned this on my Twitter a few times, but if you don't follow me there, then this may be new to you. I recently sent out an abstract for a paper to a conference about green literature (specifically in science fiction). I haven't heard...
- Science Fiction and Aliens: Human Relationships to the Other "Other" by The World in the Satin Bag on Nov 22, 2009
I've been reading a book called Alien Chic by Neil Badmington and the first chapter got me thinking about how science fiction imagines us relating to aliens. This very concept is part of what I will be writing about for my postmodern animal seminar,...
- Cultural Literacy and Genre Fiction by The World in the Satin Bag on Nov 19, 2009
I've been researching this concept called "cultural literacy" in preparation for my final paper in my pedagogy course. In doing so, I've come to an interesting "revelation," if you will. Science fiction and fantasy are part of our culture as much a...
- Calling On You: Ecocriticism, green, DIY science fiction? by The World in the Satin Bag on Nov 5, 2009
I'm in the process of doing some research for a paper proposal and am looking to put together a list of recent (last ten years) science fiction stories containing some element of the "green" movement in it. This can be anything from obvious ecocriti...
- 5 Ways to Explain Scifi Obsession to Friends by The World in the Satin Bag on Nov 1, 2009
We all have that one friend who doesn’t get science fiction. Some of us have probably gone through the annoying experience of trying to explain it and realized how futile such a thing really is. But maybe we’ve failed because we haven’t bothe...
- Science Fiction is Not Immortal by The World in the Satin Bag on Oct 22, 2009
Having spoken of the non-death of science fiction, it occurs to me that I should also talk about the would-be-death of the genre. Because, unlike general fiction (or “literary” fiction, if you want to call it that, though that would be unfair),...
