SF

"The function of science fiction is not always to predict the future but sometimes to prevent it." — Frank Herbert

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  Race Consciousness: Fascism and Frank Herbert’s “Dune”

  Jordan S. Carroll on the alt-right's love of Frank Herbert's "Dune" series.

  Jordan S. CarrollNov 19, 2020

  • Politics

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  Heresies of “Dune”

  Are there any liberals on Arrakis? Daniel Immerwahr considers the backstory and political impact of Frank Herbert's "Dune."

  Daniel ImmerwahrNov 19, 2020

  • SF

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  The Proletarian Fantastic

  While the bosses have built the mills with magic of capital, the Factory Girls’ Union plans resistance with the magic of solidarity.

  Mark SoderstromNov 14, 2020

  • Gender & Sexuality

  • SF

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  Apocalypse Always: On Matthew Wolf-Meyer’s “Theory for the World to Come”

  Sean Guynes evaluates “Theory for the World to Come,” the recently published book from Matthew J. Wolf-Meyer.

  Sean GuynesNov 7, 2020

  • Literary Criticism

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  Can a Video Game Express Modernist Values?

  “Dark Souls” is marked by formal features — difficulty, narrative fragmentation, and spatiotemporal distortion — that are associated with modernist art.

  Nathan WainsteinOct 31, 2020

  • SF

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  Psychopathic High Strangeness: On Jeremy Robert Johnson’s “The Loop”

  Matt E. Lewis reviews “The Loop” by Jeremy Robert Johnson.

  Matt E. LewisOct 29, 2020

  • Noir

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  #MeToo with a Magical Filter

  Dylan Farrow’s YA novel explores the fantastic power of gaslighting and false narratives.

  Amy ZimmermanOct 27, 2020

  • SF

  • Young Adult & Children’s Literature

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  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."

  Gerry CanavanOct 27, 2020

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  Denizens of Futures That Failed to Take: On M. John Harrison’s “The Sunken Land Begins to Rise Again”

  Nina Allan reviews “The Sunken Land Begins to Rise Again,” the latest novel from M. John Harrison.

  Nina AllanOct 24, 2020

  • SF

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  The Butch Lesbian Sci-Fi Aesthetic: A Conversation With Tamsyn Muir

  Mikaella Clements speaks with Tamsyn Muir about her Locked Tomb trilogy, lesbian romance, forging new directions in sci-fi, and finding her Kiwi voice

  Mikaella ClementsOct 21, 2020

  • Gender & Sexuality

  • SF

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  The Beauty of the House: On Susanna Clarke’s “Piranesi”

  Ilana Teitelbaum reviews "Piranesi," the newest novel from Susanna Clarke.

  Ilana TeitelbaumOct 18, 2020

  • SF

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  We Don’t Know Anything: On “Growing Things” and the Paul Tremblay Mythos

  Gabino Iglesias reviews “Growing Things,” the recently published collection of short stories by Paul Tremblay.

  Gabino IglesiasOct 14, 2020

  • Noir

  • SF