Articles inspired by and concerning speculative fiction.
By Michael R. Page These are the sources referenced in "Science Fiction Goes to College" References Allen, D. (Ed.). (1971). Science Fiction: The Future. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. Allen, L. D. (1973). Science Fiction: An Introduction. Lincoln: Cliffs Notes. Asimov, I. (May, 1972). “Academe and I.” Fantasy and Science Fiction. 133-43. Bova, B. (June, [...]
By Michael R. Page — Science fiction became a subject for academic study and a regular part of the college curriculum in the early 1970s. Writers Jack Williamson and James Gunn were at the center of this blossoming of SF into academia and they helped shape the future of science fiction scholarship and teaching. This article examines the legacies and impacts Williamson and Gunn have had on academe.
By Victor Grech — Star Trek is a popular cultural phenomenon and each series reinvents cast and plot, providing a unique backdrop with which to study the evolution of philosophy as a curricular subject. This paper identifies philosophical concepts explored through the various series and movies set in the Star Trek universe, which are deontological and invoke Aristotle, Socrates, Plato, Kant and Regan.
References for "Philosophical Concepts in Star Trek: Using Star Trek as a curriculum guide introducing fans to the subject of Philosophy"
by Isaac Bell, Issue Editor —I wasn’t aware of the danger when I sat down to dinner with friends at the end of our two-week writing workshop...
by Douglas McKinney — In sum, James Gunn’s Ad Astra presents you with thirteen Featured Selections dealing with a broad spectrum of themes centered on communication and information. Just as I did when reading these works for the first time, I hope you will find within them plenty to think about.
By Victor Grech, et al. These are the articles referenced in "Mutation and Infertility in Science Fiction" Aldiss B. W. (1973). Billion Year Spree: The True History Of Science Fiction. Garden City: Doubleday. Althusser L. (1976). Reply to John Lewis (self-criticism). Essays in self-criticism. (Grahame Lock Trans.). London: New Left. Anderson P. (1989). “Iron.” Man-Kzin wars [...]
By Sheila Finch These are the sources referenced in Sheila Finch's "Fantastic Journeys of the Mythic Kind by Sheila Finch ." Benford, G. (1987). Great sky river. New York: Bantam. Benford, G. (1989). Tides of light. New York: Bantam. Campbell, J. (1949). The hero with a thousand faces. N.J.: Princeton University Press. Clement, H. (1954). [...]
By Jean Asselin These are the articles referenced in Jean Asselin's "Human Evolution As a Framework for the Themes of Science Fiction." Antón, S. C., & Swisher, C. C., III. (2004). Early dispersals of Homo from Africa. Annual Review of Anthropology, 33, 271-296. Barthell, R. J. (1971). SF: A literature of ideas. Extrapolation, 13, 56-63. [...]
by Victor Grech, et al. — Mutation in the Science Fiction (SF) genre is viewed with revulsion as it results in strange beings, threatening monsters and alien others. Infertility is a common problem, worldwide, that will eventually affect up to a third of couples. This paper will discuss the role of mutation in nature and provide an overview of mutations resulting in infertility in SF. The science behind some of the narratives will be explained while extrapolations that exceed reasonable poetic license will be pointed out.
