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Even before my professional interest in literary studies, I was an avid science fiction reader. Even part of my dissertation addresses the genre. Here are some of my writings about sf (and maybe a couple about fantasy.)

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Date	Title	Note
2016-08-19	“Utopian Fiction”	Published as an introduction to a course on utopian and dystopian science fiction.
2014-09-11	“‘How the Hell Should I Know?’ Imposed Cages in Three Postmodern Works”	Three texts, The X-Files’ “José Chung’s ‘From Outer Space,’” William Gibson’s “The Gernsback Continuum,” and Tim Pratt’s “Impossible Dreams,” offer three versions of reality in the intertwined narratives of three different couples.
2013-12-21	“Cyberpunk”	A three-minute, quick-and-dirty primer on cyberpunk.
2013-08-17	“A Clash of Kings: Some Thoughts”	Some thoughts about the second novel in A Song of Ice and Fire series.
2013-07-25	“A Game of Thrones and the Rise of Fantasy”	My first thoughts about George R.R. Martin’s epic fantasy series.
2013-02-13	“Blade Runner as Cyberpunk”	Ridley Scott’s 1982 classic may not be “cyberpunk,” but it definitely has elements of the genre.
2013-01-30	“Headspace v. Meatspace”	Is reality solely a product of meatspace? Some cyberpunks kick meatspace in the nuts.
2010-11-03	“Speculative Fiction”	A definition published in the The Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century Fiction.
2010-10-25	“Clarke’s Utopian Vision”	Considering the science and mysticism of Arthur C. Clarke.
2010-09-20	“Dune and the Super Being”	The issue with super beings is that they’re super, non-human. This is a problem.
2010-08-30	“The Dream”	The significance of “the Dream” and reality in Borges, Clarke, and Gibson.
2009-03-15	“Breaking the Girl”	An examination of misogyny and oppression in Ovid, Poe, and Lem written for the PCA/ACA conference, 2009.
2008-12-16	“Katrinko Must Die: Techno-Alterations and the Human Code”	A look at Bruce Sterling’s Chattanooga Trilogy.
2006-09-19	“Gibson’s Merging Realities”	William Gibson’s 1981 short story “The Gernsback Continuum” pays homage to sf while bringing it into a new age.
2006-02-02	“They Should Have Sent a Poet”	Discusses teaching Contact in World Lit.
2004-10-10	“Three Versions of Science in Solaris”	Written for the FSU Literature and Film Conference, Fall 2004.
1997-04-22	“Asimov’s ‘Reason’”	A feminist reading of Asimov’s 1950 story from I, Robot.
1995-04-17	“Toward a Science Fiction Epic”	One of my oldest graduate school essays and my first conference paper, 1995.

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 Even before my professional interest in literary studies, I was an avid science fiction reader. Even part of my dissertation addresses the genre. Here are some of my writings about sf (and maybe a couple about fantasy.)
+🌟 Check out my [[Science Fiction Study Guide]], new for Fall 2020.
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 | 2014-09-11 || {{" '}}[[“How the Hell Should I Know?” Imposed Cages in Three Postmodern Works|How the Hell Should I Know?’ Imposed Cages in Three Postmodern Works]]” || Three texts, ''The X-Files''’ “José Chung’s ‘From Outer Space,{{' "}} William Gibson’s “The Gernsback Continuum,” and Tim Pratt’s “Impossible Dreams,” offer three versions of reality in the intertwined narratives of three different couples.
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-| 2013-12-21 || “[[December 21, 2013|Cyberpunk]]” || A three-minute, quick-and-dirty primer on cyberpunk.
+| 2013-12-21 || “[[Cyberpunk]]” || A three-minute, quick-and-dirty primer on cyberpunk.
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 | 2013-08-17 || “[[August 17, 2013|''A Clash of Kings'': Some Thoughts]]” || Some thoughts about the second novel in ''A Song of Ice and Fire'' series.
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 | 2013-07-25 || “[[July 25, 2013|''A Game of Thrones'' and the Rise of Fantasy]]” || My first thoughts about George R.R. Martin’s epic fantasy series.
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+| 2013-02-13 || “[[February 13, 2013|''Blade Runner'' as Cyberpunk]]” || Ridley Scott’s 1982 classic may not be “cyberpunk,” but it definitely has elements of the genre.
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 | 2013-01-30 || “[[January 30, 2013|Headspace v. Meatspace]]” || Is reality solely a product of meatspace? Some cyberpunks kick meatspace in the nuts.
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+| 2010-11-03 || “[[Speculative Fiction]]” || A definition published in the ''The Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century Fiction''.
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 | 2010-10-25 || “[[Clarke’s Utopian Vision]]” || Considering the science and mysticism of Arthur C. Clarke.
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+| 2010-09-20 || “[[September 20, 2010|''Dune'' and the Super Being]]” || The issue with super beings is that they’re super, non-human. This is a problem.
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 | 2010-08-30 || “[[August 30, 2010|The Dream]]” || The significance of “the Dream” and reality in Borges, Clarke, and Gibson.
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 | 2009-03-15 || “[[Breaking the Girl]]” || An examination of misogyny and oppression in Ovid, Poe, and Lem written for the PCA/ACA conference, 2009.
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+| 2008-12-16 || “[[Katrinko Must Die]]: Techno-Alterations and the Human Code” || A look at Bruce Sterling’s Chattanooga Trilogy.
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 | 2006-09-19 || “[[September 19, 2006|Gibson’s Merging Realities]]” || William Gibson’s 1981 short story “The Gernsback Continuum” pays homage to sf while bringing it into a new age.
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 | 2006-02-02 || “[[They Should Have Sent a Poet]]” || Discusses teaching ''Contact'' in World Lit.
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-| 2004-10-10 || “[[Three Visions of Science]]: Lem’s, Tarkovsky’s, and Soderbergh’s ''Solaris''.” || Written for the FSU Literature and Film Conference, Fall 2004.
+| 2004-10-10 || “[[Three Visions of Science|Three Versions of Science in ''Solaris'']]” || Written for the FSU Literature and Film Conference, Fall 2004.
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+| 1997-04-22 || “[[April 22, 1997|Asimov’s ‘Reason’]]” || A feminist reading of Asimov’s 1950 story from ''I, Robot''.
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 | 1995-04-17 || “[[Toward a Science Fiction Epic]]” || One of my oldest graduate school essays and my first conference paper, 1995.
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