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1 day ago · God Emperor of Dune is my pick for best sci-fi book of all time for one reason. Leto II, the tyrant-cum-God-cum-emperor-cum-sandworm who rules the universe dreamt up by Herbert, is, in my opinion ...
9 hours ago · I tend to think of a lot of the ‘best’ or, at least, most thought-provoking work in the genre utilizing non-realist contexts for social commentary, as with Joanna Russ’ exploration of gender stereotypes in The Female Man. Russ felt that science fiction “provide[s] myths for dealing with kinds of experiences we are actually having now ...
5 days ago · Book Review: “Four Futures” — Surprisingly Relevant ‘Social Science Fiction’. March 25, 2020 | Leave a Comment. By Lucas Spiro. Inspired by science fiction and its speculative scenarios, Peter Frase envisions how our current bedeviling social contradictions and economic abuses may play out in the future. Four Futures: Life After ...
3 days ago · Democracy and the Magic of Fiction. Global Affairs Politics. By: Oscar Martínez-Tapia. Political systems rely on the belief of shared fictions to maintain social order. High expectations and inequality are challenging democracy, prompting shifts toward authoritarian alternatives, writes Oscar Martínez-Tapia.
2 days ago · When definitions, preferences, and aesthetics collide. Science Fiction: Genre or Setting When definitions, preferences, and aesthetics collide
3 days ago · Non-Fiction Social Sciences From a Washington Post critic and self-described meathead, an exploration of male body image, from the history of the gym to the politics of superheroes to the world of manfluencers.
4 days ago · This course is modeled after “Great Books” literature courses in the humanities, but with two important differences: we read non-fiction books in the social sciences rather than the humanities, written by highly prominent contemporary social scientists.
