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"Aliens and Others: Conversations in Postcolonial Science Fiction," A Panel Discussion

“Aliens and Others: Conversations in Postcolonial Science Fiction”
A Panel Discussion

Thursday, April 18 from 12:00-2:00pm
Humanities Gateway 1030

Participants:
Sherryl Vint, Professor of Science Fiction Media Studies, UC Riverside
Jonathan Alexander, Chancellor's Fellow and Professor of English, UC Irvine
Gregory Benford, Research Professor of Physics and Astronomy, UC Irvine and SF Writer
Vandana Singh, Assistant Professor of Physics, Framingham State University and SF Writer
Anil Menon, SF Writer
Patrick Sharp, Chair and Professor of Liberal Studies, CSU Los Angeles
Moderated by Kavita Philip, Associate Professor of History, UC Irvine
How has Science Fiction historically represented Aliens and Others, and how is a new generation of writers from former colonial sites contesting and changing the conventions of SF? Writers and critics engage in a discussion about the representational challenges and political possibilities of speculative fiction. The audience is invited to join in an extended conversation about SF and the history of science, postcolonial politics, and the future of public engagement with cultures of technology.

Please RSVP to icruse@uci.edu by Monday, April 15, 2013.

Sponsored with a grant from the California Studies Consortium, the UCI Department of History, and the UCI Center for Excellence in Writing and Communication.