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Reality (a Working Definition)

by grlucas on 20. Apr, 2007 in (New) Media, Notes

The body’s physical, unmediated relationship with its environment.
Chew on that for a while. Thoughts to follow.

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Science Fiction (A Definition)

by grlucas on 01. Sep, 2006 in Literature, Notes, Scholarship

Yesterday, in my current sf course, we discussed and attempted to define what we mean when we talk about “science fiction.” We read several introductions to the topic, considered a couple of illustrative texts, and decided that any definition of science fiction must be locally situated: i.e., there is unlikely anything we can call “SF” [...]

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Some Definitions of Science Fiction

Some Definitions of Science Fiction

by grlucas on 27. Jul, 2006 in Literature, Notes

More prepartation for the fall semester. Someone sent this to me years ago — I think it was my friend Walter. Some of these defintions are useful; some less so. However, I think it’s smart to see as many ideas as possible when trying to get my head around a concept. Along with these definitions, [...]

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