Category: science fiction
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BCM325 Future Cultures: Why Science Fiction?
BCM325 Future Cultures is a third-year subject in the major of Digital and Social Media, which is one of five majors in the Bachelor of Communication and Media. Previously the subject was called ‘Cyberculture’ and had a very techno-social focus, with an emphasis on regulation and policy. My revisions for the subject have responded to…
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#Deletion launch today with two speakers on SF and Robotics
Deletion – the open access online forum in science fiction studies is now live and we are launching this week with two speakers on robotics, the remarkable Angela Ndalianis with ‘Tomorrowland’, and robotics thinker, Matthew Joordens on ‘The Science and Fiction of Robotics.’ today at the Phoenix Gallery, Deakin Burwood 4-6pm. Join us! http://www.deletionscifi.org/ Science…
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Science Fiction Seminar @Deakin Thursday September 26, 2013
The SF Research Group Presents: Sounding Science Fiction with Peter Miller Sound Design in SF Film Peter Miller is a professional composer, musician, sound designer and visual artist with a career that spans more than 30 years. He is recognised both in Australia and internationally, and his feature film credits include Ray Lawrence’s Jindabyne, Jane Campion’s…
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Science Fiction Seminar @Deakin Thursday August 22, 2013
The Science Fiction Research Group @Deakin University Presents: The Inauguration of the SF Seminar Series, Thursday, 22nd August 4-6pm at the Phoenix Gallery (Building B), Deakin University Burwood. ‘Scientia, Scientia Ficta et Arte: SF Arts’ Dr. Paul Thomas (Associate Professor at COFA) will be presenting his research into nanotechnology through his artworks Midas and Nanoessence.…
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the flinstones as a science fiction text
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old who
Picked up a couple Target novelisation reprints at the ABC shop on the weekend. Total nostalgia as these are the first novels I read as a kid, explains a lot I guess. Really nice editions too with new forwards from current Who writers Gary Russell and Mark Gatiss
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Serres, time travel and the Gothic in science fiction
Three new postgraduate students to co-supervise this year. The first I’ve caught up with so far is a Creative Arts students writing a science fiction novel. The exegesis for the thesis will focus on the Gothic in science fiction and to kick the process off, we will be working on an analysis of the Gothic…
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