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SFFTV Spring Call for Reviewers (Plus "AppleTV+ and Science Fiction" Special Issue)

Science Fiction Film and Television invites article submissions on any topics related to sf and visual media; we especially invite articles related to the production economy of the culture industry and to non-US sf, as well as articles that related to possible upcoming special issues on (1) indigenous sf filmmaking (2) the career of Taika Waititi and (3) New Horror and digital media. We also have…

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SFFTV Special Issue: AppleTV+ and Science Fiction

Special Issue: AppleTV+ and Science FictionGuest Editors: Burcu Kuheylan, Milt Moise, Nicholas Orlandocontact email: projectscifi.appletv@gmail.com EXTENDED DEADLINE—Abstracts due May 21, 2025 In this special issue of the journal, editors seek scholarly articles that contextualize and critique AppleTV+ and its production of science fiction television against the tumultuous Zeitgeist of…

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Fall 2025 Course: Frank Herbert's DUNE

ENGL 4716/5716: Science Fiction/Fantasy (MWF 12-12:50 PM) Course Description: Frank Herbert’s innovative, hyper-influential, and devilishly fun novel Dune was published 60 years ago this year—and, with the recent Denis Villeneuve adaptations, the series may be at its all-time peak of popularity and cultural influence. This year’s Science Fiction/Fantasy course is devoted entirely to the series,…

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SFFTV: Winter 2024 Open Call for Submissions and Call for Reviewers

Science Fiction Film and Television invites article submissions on any topics related to sf and visual media; we especially invite articles related to the production economy of the culture industry and to non-US sf, as well as articles that related to possible upcoming special issues on (1) indigenous sf filmmaking and (2) the career of Taika Waititi.We also invite proposals from potential guest…

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Tolkien Syllabus 2024

My Tolkien class is back! Here’s the syllabus for Fall 2024…

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SFFTV: SUMMER CALL FOR BOOK REVIEWERS AND OPEN CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS (PLUS "WHAT WAS THE MCU?" *FINAL* DEADLINE)

Science Fiction Film and Television invites article submissions on any topics related to sf and visual media; we especially invite articles related to the production economy of the culture industry and to non-US sf, as well as articles that related to possible upcoming special issues on (1) indigenous sf filmmaking and (2) the career of Taika Waititi. We also have a current call for mini-essays…

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SFFTV: SPRING 2024 OPEN CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS AND CALL FOR REVIEWERS (PLUS "WHAT WAS THE MCU?" EXTENDED DEADLINE)

Science Fiction Film and Television invites article submissions on any topics related to sf and visual media; we especially invite articles related to the production economy of the culture industry and to non-US sf, as well as articles that related to possible upcoming special issues on (1) indigenous sf filmmaking and (2) the career of Taika Waititi. We also have a current call for mini-essays…

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SFFTV: WINTER 2023 OPEN CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS AND CALL FOR REVIEWERS (PLUS "WHAT WAS THE MCU?")

Science Fiction Film and Television invites article submissions on any topics related to sf and visual media; we especially invite articles related to the production economy of the culture industry and to non-US sf, as well as articles that related to possible upcoming special issues on (1) indigenous sf filmmaking and (2) the career of Taika Waititi. We also have a current call for mini-essays…

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SFFTV: Call for Co-Editors

Science Fiction Film and Television is looking for co-editors! See the ad here.

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SFFTV call for contributions: “What Was the MCU?”

special section, call for contributions: “What Was the MCU?”Science Fiction Film and Television (deadline: January 15, 2024) Science Fiction Film and Television invites contributions (no more than 2000 words) to a special section tentatively titled “What Was the MCU?” Since Avengers: Endgame (2019), the once nigh-invulnerable Marvel Cinematic Universe has faced an increasing drumbeat of fan,…

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I Know the Site Is in Arrears - The Blog Has Not Been Fed in Years - It's Even Worse Than It Appears, but It's All Right

After (literally) almost twenty straight years, I think my silly little habit of blogging links may be well and truly dead; with everything else going on in my life at the moment I have to accept that I just don’t have the time. Still, a few things I wanted to put up as the site fades to black, at least for a bit: Science Fiction Film and Television 16.3 was a banger! Check it out! I’ve got a…

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SFFTV: Fall 2023 open call for submissions and call for reviewers

Science Fiction Film and Television invites article submissions on any topics related to sf and visual media; we especially invite articles related to the production economy of the culture industry and to non-US sf, as well as articles that related to possible upcoming special issues on (1) indigenous sf filmmaking and (2) the career of Taika Waititi. We also invite proposals from potential guest…

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Fall 2023 Syllabus: "Environmental Protection"

Just one course for me this fall, due to my somehow still being chair: an update of my “Environmental Protection” Material Cultures class. I moved some of the more hands-on eco humanities stuff into an extended discussion of The Ministry for the Future, so we’ll have to see how that goes. Here’s the week-by-week schedule… M8/28FIRST DAY OF CLASSW8/30N.K. Jemisin, “Emergency Skin”…

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SFFTV open call for submissions and books for review (summer 2023)

Science Fiction Film and Television invites article submissions on any topics related to sf and visual media; we especially invite articles related to the production economy of the culture industry and to non-US sf, as well as articles that related to our current CFPs for special issues and planned special issues on (1) indigenous sf filmmaking and (2) the career of Taika Waititi.  We also…

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2023 Peter Lang Emerging Scholars Competition in Indigenous Studies

Peter Lang Publishing is delighted to announce the 2023 Peter Lang Emerging Scholars Competition in Indigenous Studies. Proposals are invited from emerging scholars in Indigenous Studies for single-author books to be evaluated by a distinguished editorial board. We are particularly welcoming work on Indigenous SF and Indigenous Futurism for consideration in the World Science Fiction…

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SFFTV open call for submissions and special issue proposals, as well as books for review

Science Fiction Film and Television invites article submissions on any topics related to sf and visual media; we especially invite articles related to the production economy of the culture industry and to non-US sf, as well as articles that related to possible upcoming special issues on (1) indigenous sf filmmaking and (2) the career of Taika Waititi. We also invite proposals from potential guest…

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Revised Game Studies Syllabus for Spring 2023 ("Oops, All Disco Elysium")!

Revised Game Studies Syllabus for Spring 2023 (“Oops, All Disco Elysium”)!

With my new role as chair, I’ve only got one class this term, but it’s a good one: a upper-division version of my Game Studies class, with this term’s special Disco Elysium focus. Here’s the week by week: DAYDATE ASSIGNMENTWJan 18STARTFIRST DAY OF CLASSFJan 20NARRATIVEGame: The Stanley ParableCorey Mohler, Existential Comics: “Candyland and the Nature of the Absurd”Interview with Davey Wreden,…