Tag Archives: SF
15 Most Anticipated Debut Novels of 2017
Here’s a list by Melissa Albert from the always-useful Barnes & Noble Teen Blog (now added to the Blogroll list of links on the right-hand side). These 15 debut YA novels all look very promising; many of them fall into … Continue reading
Posted in Books and Articles, Reading Lists
Tagged adaptation, fairy tale, Fantasy, Folklore, Paranormal romance, SF, YA Fiction
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Ursula Le Guinn, The Left Hand of Darkness
One of the most important science fiction novels, Ursula Le Guinn’s The Left Hand of Darkness is to be televised. The novel is a profound and moving exploration of the fluidity of gender; it’s also beautifully written, which is rare … Continue reading
An Interview with Ursula Le Guinn
Fascinating interview with the seminal fantasy and science fiction writer Ursula Le Guinn, author of the children’s YA Earthsea series, the classic SF novels The Left Hand of Darkness and The Dispossessed, and many others. Le Guin discusses world-building, the ‘soft’ sciences … Continue reading
Posted in Interviews
Tagged anarchism, anthropology, Fantasy, Feminism, myth, science, SF, Ursula Le Guin, utopia
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The Myth of Frankenstein and Scientific Hubris
Here’s an excellent essay by Phillip Ball, ‘“Frankenstein” Reflects the Hopes and Fears of Every Scientific Era‘ that challenges the oft-circulated idea that Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is directed against the hubris of scientists. Sometimes, this is framed as feminist critique, but … Continue reading
Posted in Critical thoughts, Events
Tagged Feminism, Frankenstein, Mary Shelley, science, SF
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The Works of H. G. Wells
This is an excellent blog devoted to reading through the work of H. G. Wells, with critical summaries of each text. I have added a permanent link in the Related Links section on the right-hand side of the Blog and … Continue reading
Posted in Critical thoughts, Resources
Tagged fantastic literature, Fantasy, H. G. Wells, SF, utopia
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Fantastika Journal
The first issue of Lancaster University’s Fantastika Journal is now available here–it looks really good, with interesting critical essays and a substantial review section. There’s a link to it in the Journals category on the right-hand side of the Blog … Continue reading
Posted in Call for Articles, Publications, Resources
Tagged fantastic literature, Fantasy, globalisation, journals, postcolonialism, SF
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CFP: Steampunk: Then, Now, and Then Again, Bishop Grosseteste University, Lincoln 25-27 August 2017
Not much time left to respond to this CFP for a steampunk conference, in conjunction with the Asylum Steampunk Festival–deadline 14 April 2017. Despite the development of both science fiction and Neo-Victorian studies, academia has been slow to engage with … Continue reading
Posted in CFP (Conferences)
Tagged alternative history, Film, graphic novels, music, neo-Victorianism, science, SF, steampunk, TV, Victorian
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CFA: Speculative Vegetation: Plants in Science Fiction
Call for article for a collection edited by Katherine E. Bishop, Jerry Määttä, and David Higgins, Speculative Vegetation: Plants in Science Fiction (deadline 30 April 2017): This volume will be the first to investigate the importance of plants in science … Continue reading
Posted in Call for Articles
Tagged botany, ecocriticism, medicine, narratologynialism, plants, postcolonialism, SF, vegetation
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Werewolves, pulp fiction, and folklore
OGOM’s very own Kaja Franck has contributed a fascinating item, ‘Old Tails in New Bottles: Folklore’s Influence on Pulp Fiction Werewolves‘ to the marvellous Folklore Thursday website, talking about the interactions between and generic transformations among popular fiction and folkloric … Continue reading
Posted in Critical thoughts
Tagged Dracula, Folklore, popular fiction, pulp fiction, science, SF, Werewolves
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Shapeshifters, female geeks, and exotic mathematics
A good article on ‘The Latest in Science Fiction and Fantasy‘ by N.K. Jesmin, reviewing some exciting new fantasy/SF novels and a collection of essays on geek feminism.