SF Framings of the Anthropocene (cfp)
chrisadmin I am interested in forming a panel considering fictional representations of the Anthropocene for the next meeting of the Science Fiction Research Association (SFRA), which will be held in Estonia…
Limited-Time Discounts and Reviewer Copies
Today, From Hyperspace to Hypertext was published by Palgrave! They tell me that around 15,000 institutions around the world provide e-book access, so hopefully it’s available from your school library.…
Science Fiction Stories about Computing Networks that Offer Innovation Insight
One theme I explore in From Hyperspace to Hypertext is the interconnection among science fiction, innovation, and society. Accounting for the expertise and expectations of existing user groups sometimes challenges…
Judith Merril’s New Thing: Reconsidering the Disruption of the New Wave
Presentation at the Science Fiction Research Association (SFRA) & Gesellschaft für Fantastikforschung (GfF, or German Association for Research in the Fantastic) joint conference “Disruptive Imaginations” in Dresden, Germany. Great to…
Cover and ISBN
Happy to report that my book has a cover and ISBN! Blurb This book illuminates how science fiction studies can support diversity, equity, and inclusion in science and engineering. Shortly…
Peer Review Completed
From Hyperspace to Hypertext completed peer review successfully, and Palgrave has accepted the book for publication! Will start on revisions now. Targeting fall 2023 for publication.
Updated Table of Contents
Uploaded the draft manuscript of From Hyperspace to Hypertext to Palgrave. Now it’s nine chapters, and I can celebrate solar New Year! The manuscript will now go to peer review.…
Purloined Harassment: How To Reread the Secrets Asimov Hid in Plain Sight
In the wake of empowering hashtags like #metoo and #distractinglysexy, Isaac Asimov’s reputation has been under scrutiny. When I first started this project more than ten years ago, there was…
Contract Signed
I am happy to announce that I’ve signed a contact for my current book project, From Hyperspace to Hypertext: Masculinity, Globalization, and Their Discontents, with Palgrave Macmillan. My proposal outlines…
A New History of U.S. Science Fiction
This invited talk was part of the American Literature Festival, held online on 3 June 2021 and sponsored by the U.S. Embassy in Beijing. Abstract In the age of diversity,…