Gerry Canavan is a professor and chair of the English department at Marquette University. He is the co-editor of Extrapolation, Science Fiction Film and Television, The Cambridge History of Science Fiction, and Uneven Futures: Strategies for Community Survival from Speculative Fiction (MIT Press, 2022). He is also the author of Octavia E. Butler (University of Illinois Press, 2016).
Gerry Canavan
Articles
The Éowyn Mystique
Gerry Canavan reviews Kenji Kamiyama’s animated film “The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim.”
Essential Worker, Expendable Worker: On Edward Ashton’s “Mickey7”
Gerry Canavan discusses Edward Ashton’s “Mickey7,” the basis for Bong Joon-Ho’s “Parasite” follow-up.
What Does It Take to Create a World?: On Lynell George’s “A Handful of Earth, A Handful of Sky: The World of Octavia E. Butler”
Gerry Canavan visits the world of Octavia E. Butler in Lynell George’s “A Handful of Earth, A Handful of Sky.”
Of Course They Would: On Kim Stanley Robinson’s “The Ministry for the Future”
Gerry Canavan reviews Kim Stanley Robinson's new book, "The Ministry for the Future."
Does Chris Ware Still Hate Fun?
Gerry Canavan reviews "Rusty Brown," the recently published collection of Chris Ware's comics.
Apocalyptic Childhood: On Cixin Liu’s “Supernova Era”
Cixin Liu’s “Supernova Era” offers a tantalizing glimpse into another universe where parents won’t simply let their children die without a fight.
Welcome to “The Handmaid’s Tale” Expanded Universe
As literature, "The Handmaid’s Tale" condemned us — but, as franchise fiction, "The Testaments" is full of miracles.
We Are Going on an Adventure: On Adrian Tchaikovsky’s “Children of Ruin”
Gerry Canavan reviews Adrian Tchaikovsky's "Children of Ruin," the sequel to his 2015 novel "Children of Time."
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