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Utopianism in Postcolonial Women's Science Fiction Impossible Things
Possible Things: Utopianism in Postcolonial Women’s Science Fiction and Impossible Things: A Novel Lisa Dowdall A thesis in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy School of the Arts and Media UNSW Arts and Social Sciences March 2016 1 2 Acknowledgements I would first like to express my sincere thanks to my supervisors, Prof Bill Ashcroft and Dr Stephanie Bishop, for their support of both the creative and theoretical components of this thesis. Their patience, expertise and generosity helped me accomplish things I didn’t think I was capable of. Their guidance was invaluable not only in the writing of this thesis but also in learning to think, read and write in new and exciting ways. I could not imagine two better advisers or mentors for this project. Besides my supervisors, I’d like to thank the many people who provided their feedback on various drafts of the novel and the dissertation. Tanya Thaweeskulchai influenced my work in ways that extend far beyond the parameters of this dissertation, and her friendship is one of the most precious things I take away from this doctoral experience. Prue Gibson and Jayne Chapman offered much-needed comments on the novel and the dissertation respectively. I would also like to thank Anne Brewster for the rigorous feedback she gave on the third chapter on indigenous science fiction, along with Emily Maguire and Margo Lanagan for their formative feedback on early drafts of the novel. Thank you also to Roanna Gonsalves, Jessica Ford, Melanie Robson, Sameera Karam, Shaun Bell and Phoebe Macrossan for all the writing workshops. -
Reading the Post-Apartheid City. Durbanite and Capetonian Literary
Olivier Moreillon Reading the Post-Apartheid City Durbanite and Capetonian Literary Topographies in Selected Texts Beyond 2000 λογοςλογος Olivier Moreillon Reading the Post-Apartheid City Durbanite and Capetonian Literary Topographies in Selected Texts Beyond 2000 Logos Verlag Berlin λογος Bibliographic information published by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek The Deutsche Nationalbibliothek lists this publication in the Deutsche Na- tionalbibliografie; detailed bibliographic data are available in the Internet at http://dnb.d-nb.de c Logos Verlag Berlin GmbH 2019 Alle Rechte vorbehalten. ISBN 978-3-8325-4830-8 Logos Verlag Berlin GmbH Comeniushof, Gubener Str. 47, 10243 Berlin Tel.: +49 (0)30 / 42 85 10 90 Fax: +49 (0)30 / 42 85 10 92 http://www.logos-verlag.de Dedication For my parents, Hugo and Daniela Moreillon, whose love and guidance have made me the person I am. And for Helton, for being my home and for your patience and support all along this at times seemingly never-ending adventure. Acknowledgements But for the support, encouragement, and guidance of the many people I have had the pleasure to meet and collaborate with along the way, this book, which was submitted as my doctoral thesis in Anglophone Literary and Cultural Studies at the English Department of the University of Basel (Switzerland), would not exist. Most importantly, I owe a heartfelt, gargantuan thank you to the magnifi- cent Danyela Demir. Time and again you lent me a patient ear during one of our excessive (and more or less PhD-related) FaceTime conversations that left the Internet connection between Zürich and Augsburg, then Durban, and now Johannesburg temporarily overloaded. -
Speculative Fiction for the Future of Man and Civilization
Speculative Fiction for the Future of Man and Civilization Bogdan Trocha1 Doctor of Science (Philology), Professor, University of Zielona Góra (Zielona Góra, Poland) E-mail: [email protected] https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2348-4813 The main thesis of the article is the comparison of speculative fiction with the challenges facing modern man. Introductory questions are two issues. How can fantasy become the subject of cultural reflection on the future of human civilization? Can contemporary speculative fistion act as an instructional story about the unknown? The author indicates several basic models of using speculative fiction. However, it limits itself to creating an introductory canon, which is associated with literary speculations regarding the impact of man and technology on the future of civilization. Keywords: myth, speculative fiction, political fiction, space opera, postapocalyptic fiction, ecological science fiction Received: September 11, 2019; accepted: October 5, 2019 Future Human Image, Volume 12, 2019: 104-114. https://doi.org/10.29202/fhi/12/9 In the face of the unknown — in search of model stories: myth, fantasy, speculative fiction The notion of speculative fiction has been firmly established in popular culture for many years. However, while it is very easy to point to the essential features of the poetics of this type of novel, it is much more difficult to point to the cultural paradigm from which both speculative fiction and the need to use this type of poetics stems. The foundations of this type of cognitive and creative procedures should be found in two aspects of the human condition. The first one is certainly the aspiration to discover the sense of everything that man experiences in various ways in the world around him. -
Re-Imagining Apartheid: Making Guilt Visible in Lauren Beukes's Zoo City
Re-Imagining Apartheid: Making Guilt Visible in Lauren Beukes’s Zoo City (2010) Sara Martín Alegre Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona 2015 [email protected] NOTE: This is the presentation I offered at the International Conference Relations and Networks in Indian Ocean Writing, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain, November 26th - 27th 2015. .Award-winning, best- selling novelist. .Also writes comics, graphic novels, screenplays, TV shows and occasionally journalism. Author of: .Broken Monsters (2014) .The Shining Girls (2013) .Zoo City (2010) .Moxyland (2008) .Maverick: Extraordinary Women From South Africa’s Past (2005) Lauren Beukes (rhymes with Lucas), a former journalist, is a popular South-African novelist with quite a varied career as a writer. Sara Martín Alegre, Re-Imagining Apartheid: Making Guilt Visible in Lauren Beukes’s Zoo City (2010) 1 First African Arthur C. Clarke winner (2011) Although her first novel–the cyberpunk tale Moxyland, set in Cape Town–is a much better work, her acclaimed second novel Zoo City was the first African winner of the Arthur C. Clarke, the prestigious British award for fantasy and science fiction. The award highlights not just the novel itself but Beukes’s spearheading of new trends welcoming fantasy and science-fiction into the diverse African Literatures in English. Sara Martín Alegre, Re-Imagining Apartheid: Making Guilt Visible in Lauren Beukes’s Zoo City (2010) 2 . Urban fantasy novel . Premise: the guilty conscience of criminals can materialize into familiars, provided they accept their guilt (the Undertow is the terrifying alternative, also the ultimate destiny) . Unclear whether the Zoo Plague or “AAF or Acquired Aposymbiotic Familiarism” (79) is supernatural . -
Notable SF&F Books
Notable SF&F Books Version 2.0.13 Publication information listed is generally the first trade publication, excluding earlier limited releases. Series information is usually via ISFDB. Aaronovitch, Ben Broken Homes Gollancz, 2013 HC $14.99 \Rivers of London" #4. Aaronovitch, Ben Foxglove Summer Gollancz, 2014 HC $14.99 \Rivers of London" #5. Aaronovitch, Ben The Hanging Tree Gollancz, 2016 HC $14.99 \Rivers of London" #6. Aaronovitch, Ben Moon Over Soho Del Rey, 2011 PB $7.99 \Rivers of London" #2. Aaronovitch, Ben Rivers of London Gollancz, 2011 HC $12.99 \Rivers of London" #1. Aaronovitch, Ben Whispers Under Ground Gollancz, 2012 HC $12.99 \Rivers of London" #3. Adams, Douglas Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency Heinemann, 1987 HC $9.95 \Dirk Gently" #1. Adams, Douglas The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy Pan Books, 1979 PB $0.80 \Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" #1. Adams, Douglas Life, the Universe, and Everything Pan Books, 1982 PB $1.50 \Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" #3. Adams, Douglas Mostly Harmless Heinemann, 1992 HC $12.99 \Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" #5. Adams, Douglas The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul Heinemann, 1988 HC $10.95 \Dirk Gently" #2. Adams, Douglas The Restaurant at the End of the Universe Pan Books, 1980 PB $0.95 \Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" #2. Adams, Douglas So Long and Thanks for All the Fish Pan Books, 1984 HC $6.95 \Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" #4. Adams, Richard Watership Down Rex Collins, 1972 HC $3.95 Carnegie Medal. -
Vampire Chronicles
Publisher’s Note This new edition of the Critical Survey of Science Each article discusses an individual book or series Fiction & Fantasy Literature is a three-volume set and often comments on other works by the same offering plot summaries and analyses of 842 of author. Individual articles open with basic reference the most popular and frequently taught science information in a ready-reference format: author’s fiction and fantasy books and series. Articles are name, birth and death dates, identification of the alphabetically arranged by titles and range from work as either science fiction or fantasy, subgenre, such childhood fantasy classics as Lewis Carroll’s type of work (such as drama, novel, novella, series, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and L. or story), time and location of plot, and date of first Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) publication. The main body of each essay contains to such pioneering science-fiction works as H. G. “The Story” which summarizes the work’s plot and Wells’s The War of the Worlds (1898) and modern identifies major characters, and “Analysis” which science-fiction and fantasy classics as Robert Hein- offers a critical interpretation of the title and iden- lein’s The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (1966) and J. R. tifies literary devices and themes used in the work. R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings trilogy (1954-1955). Readers will find several reference tools at the Among other prominent writers whose works end of Volume 3: are included are Isaac Asimov, Arthur C. Clarke, Frank Herbert, John Crowley, Ellen Kushner, and • Annotated bibliography arranged by subject; C. -
Thesis Hum 2020 Roux Rowan.Pdf
Post-apartheid Speculative Fiction and the South African City A thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctorate of Philosophy Town of UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN Rowan RouxCape Departmentof of English Supervisors: Dr Christopher Ouma and Prof. Harry Garuba Date of submission: UniversityFebruary 2020 The copyright of this thesis vests in theTown author. No quotation from it or information derived from it is to be published without full acknowledgement of the source. The thesis is to be used for private study or non- commercial research purposes only.Cape Published by the Universityof of Cape Town (UCT) in terms of the non-exclusive license granted to UCT by the author. University Acknowledgments To my supervisors, family and friends, thank you for all your support and encouragement over the last three years. Every cup of coffee, every bit of advice, and every word of reassurance made each step that little bit easier. The financial assistance of the National Research Foundation (NRF) towards this research project is hereby acknowledged. Opinions expressed and conclusions arrived at are those of the author and should not be attributed to the NRF. Declaration I, Rowan Roux , hereby declare that the work on which this thesis is based is my original work (except where acknowledgements indicate otherwise) and that neither the whole work nor any part of it has been, is being, or is to be submitted for another degree in this or any other university. I authorise the University to reproduce for the purpose of research either the whole or any portion of the contents in any manner whatsoever. -
Inscriptions of the Body and Embodiment in the Novels of Lauren Beukes
University of KwaZulu-Natal Bodylands: Inscriptions of the Body and Embodiment in the Novels of Lauren Beukes. Key terms: South African literature, inscriptions of the body and space, gender, abjection, the disciplined body, the grotesque and classical body. By Natasha King 209512897 A dissertation submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in English Studies at the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, Howard College Campus, Durban Supervised by Professor Ileana Dimitriu Co-supervised by Professor Corinne Sandwith (UP) 2015 1 Declaration The Registrar (Academic) UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU-NATAL I hereby declare that this dissertation is the result of my own investigation and research and that it has not been submitted in part or in full for any other degree or to any other university. All citations references and borrowed ideas have been duly acknowledged. ………………… Natasha King November 2015 2 Abstract This dissertation takes up the question of the body and embodiment(s) in contemporary South African fiction, paying particular attention to the novels of award- wining author, Lauren Beukes. In the first three fictional works published to date, namely Moxyland (2008), Zoo City (2010) and The Shining Girls (2013), the body emerges as a persistent focus of narrative interest and attention. My aim in this dissertation is to explore how these fictional bodies are imagined and constructed; to ask what kinds of bodies predominate in Beukes’s texts and to consider their thematic, narrative, aesthetic and political significance. Taking my cue from contemporary cultural theory (the work of Foucault, Bakhtin and Scarry), and various studies in feminist theory (such as Gatens, Grosz and Butler), I hope to bring renewed attention to the body and its inscriptions within discourse by offering a reading of the body in Beukes’s first three fictional works: Moxyland (2008), Zoo City (2010) and The Shining Girls (2013). -
Table of Contents
Complete List of Contents Volume 1 Publisher’s Note ................................................... xi Area X: The Southern Reach Trilogy ................ 46 Contributors .......................................................xiii Arthur Rex ........................................................... 48 List of Genres ..................................................... xxi The Artificial Kid ................................................ 50 Introduction .......................................................xxv Science Fiction and Fantasy ............................ xxix At the Back of the North Wind .......................... 51 At the Mountains of Madness and Other Novels ................................................... 53 The Absolute at Large .......................................... 1 The Atlan Series .................................................. 54 Accelerando .......................................................... 2 Babel 17 ............................................................... 57 Adam and Eve ....................................................... 4 Barefoot in the Head .......................................... 58 Adventures of Vlad Taltos ..................................... 5 Baron Munchausen’s Narrative of His Aegypt, Love and Sleep, Daemonomania Marvellous Travels and Campaigns in and Endless Things ........................................... 8 Russia ............................................................... 60 Against Infinity .................................................... 10 The -
The Poēsis of Decay: a Painter's Response to the Dystopian Aesthetic
THE POĒSIS OF DECAY: A PAINTER’S RESPONSE TO THE DYSTOPIAN AESTHETIC By THEA LAURETTE DE JAGER THE POĒSIS OF DECAY: A PAINTER’S RESPONSE TO THE DYSTOPIAN AESTHETIC By THEA LAURETTE DE JAGER Submitted in accordance with the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF VISUAL ARTS At the UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA SUPERVISOR: ANDREW JAMES SMITH DATE: 31 January 2019 “I declare that THE POĒSIS OF DECAY: A PAINTER’S RESPONSE TO THE DYSTOPIAN AESTHETIC is my own work and that all the sources that I have used or quoted have been indicated and acknowledged by means of complete references. I further declare that I submitted the dissertation to originality checking software and that it falls within the accepted requirements for originality. I further declare that I have not previously submitted this work, or part of it, for examination at Unisa for another qualification or at any other higher education institution.” ………………………………….. (Signature) T.L. DE JAGER Title: THE POĒSIS OF DECAY: A PAINTER’S RESPONSE TO THE DYSTOPIAN AESTHETIC Summary: This study focuses on the investigation and deconstruction of the phenomena of the South African dystopian society, as reflected in the novels of Lauren Beukes and films by Neill Blomkamp. The characteristics and signifiers of a uniquely South African dystopian society are established and investigated through a posthuman lens. The theoretical framework of this study is principally concerned with the critical posthuman writings of Rosi Braidotti, Donna Haraway and, to a lesser extent, Cary Wolfe. Feminism and post-colonialism, and their influences on posthuman theory, are applied as the secondary theoretical framework, in this study. -
Science Fiction and Fantasy: the Oc Smic Players Kristin Laughtin-Dunker Chapman University, [email protected]
Chapman University Chapman University Digital Commons Library Presentations, Posters, and Videos Leatherby Libraries 7-11-2012 Science Fiction and Fantasy: The oC smic Players Kristin Laughtin-Dunker Chapman University, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.chapman.edu/library_presentations Part of the English Language and Literature Commons, Fiction Commons, Modern Literature Commons, and the Reading and Language Commons Recommended Citation Laughtin-Dunker, K. (2012). Science fiction and fantasy: The osc mic players. Retrieved from http://digitalcommons.chapman.edu/ library_presentations/9 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Leatherby Libraries at Chapman University Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Library Presentations, Posters, and Videos by an authorized administrator of Chapman University Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Science Fiction and Fantasy: The oC smic Players Comments Presented at the UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies on July 11, 2012. Creative Commons License This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. This article is available at Chapman University Digital Commons: http://digitalcommons.chapman.edu/library_presentations/9 Science Fiction and Fantasy: The Cosmic Players Kristin Laughtin, MLIS July 11, 2012 Things to Know about SF/Fantasy Readers ●They are very technologically savvy and will often adopt new technologies before most of the public (e.g. e-readers). ●They are voracious readers who demand a lot of content and a wide selection. ●Many of their favorite books are published in series, and they will be upset if volumes are missing. ●They are very social and will often show up in support of authors, readings, etc. -
Full Schedule
WELCOME TO LONCON 3 This spiral-bound pocket programme is your guide to the convention: it contains everything you need to know about the programme items and participants, the main events and opening hours, and maps of our convention centre as well as maps of London Transport and the Docklands Light Railway (DLR). It also includes a restaurant guide. In addition, you’ll nd information about our Code of Conduct, plus areas like Registration, Childcare, Disabled Access, and Emergency Services, among the large number of useful things. All this information we hope will help make your visit to Loncon 3 a memorable one. We apologise for the small print in some sections of this pocket programme, but there is a lot to include, as we on the Loncon 3 team have gone out of our way to make this con really awesome. — Steve Cooper and Alice Lawson “World Science Fiction Society”, “WSFS”, “World Science Fiction Convention”, “Worldcon”, “NASFiC”, “Hugo Award”, the Hugo Award Logo, and the distinctive design of the Hugo Award Trophy Rocket are service marks of the World Science Fiction Society, an unincorporated literary society. Loncon 3 is the trading name of London 2014 Ltd, a company limited by guarantee, registered in England, company number: 7989510. Registered Ofce: 176 Portland Road, Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 1DJ, UK. The Restaurant Guide was complied by Kake Pugh, Shana Worthen, Martin Petto, Lizzy Allen, Billy Abbott, and Edward James, and edited by Kake Pugh. The Programme Schedules were produced by the Programme team. General Read Me information was edited by Flick, and proofread by Janice Gelb.