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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. SFFTV is edited by Gerry Canavan (Marquette University), Alison Sperling (Florida State University), and Ida Yoshinaga (George Institute of Technology), and, beginning next year,…

Behold, my syllabi for Spring 2026: a revised version of my Game Studies course (still centered on Disco Elysium) and a grad literature course called “Genre, Utopia, Theory.”

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. SFFTV is edited by Gerry Canavan (Marquette University), Alison Sperling (Florida State University), and Ida Yoshinaga (George Institute of Technology), and, beginning next year,…

Here’s the syllabus for this semester’s oversized and overstuffed Dune class! Let’s see how it goes…

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…

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…

Special Issue: AppleTV+ and Science FictionGuest Editors: Burcu Kuheylan, Milt Moise, Nicholas Orlandocontact email: [email protected] 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…

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,…

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…

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

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…

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…

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…

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

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,…

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…