The Representation of Social Issues in SFF Worlds and Narratives
The Representation of Social Issues in SFF Worlds and Narratives
Future Voices of Scottish SFF Network
Date: Wednesday 15 February 2023
Time: 18:00 - 19:30
Venue: Online
Category: Public lectures, Academic events
Speaker: Nina Allan, Luci Holland, Ellen Kushner, Dana Little and Gordon from Post Coal Prom Queen
Website: futurescottishsff.glasgow.ac.uk/
This AHRC-funded network privileges under-represented Scottish voices of Science Fiction and Fantasy (SFF) working across different media (literature, gaming, film, art), with an emphasis on BAME and LGBTQ+ communities as well as practitioners with disabilities. In these dramatic times, we ask how creative practitioners imagine future worlds and respond to rapidly-changing global circumstances (e.g. the COVID-19 pandemic), concerns and anxieties (e.g. as expressed in the Me Too or Black Lives Matter movements) through SFF writing/art/creativity. This is the third of four planned roundtables bringing together academics, creative practitioners, and fans. The theme of our February event is:
The Representation of Social Issues in SFF Worlds and Narratives
Research question: How can SFF creativity make us think differently about social problems and current/topical issues that dominate our everyday lived experiences?
We are delighted to welcome contributors Nina Allan, Luci Holland, Ellen Kushner, Dana Little and Post Coal Prom Queen's Gordon. Dr Parinita Shetty will be the academic respondent for this event.
The event will take part via Zoom webinar.
You can find more details about the network and the event in our website.
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