Science fiction and technoculture studies at university of. It is open to authors of science books written for a nonspecialist audience, and since it was established in 1988 has championed writers such as stephen hawking, jared diamond. The science fiction and technoculture studies program at the university of california, riverside announces that the annual sfts book award has been won by aris mousoutzanis, lecturer in film and screen studies at the university of brighton, for findesiecle fictions, 1890s1990s. Science fiction and technoculture studies book prize announced. Apocalypse, technoscience, empire palgrave macmillan, 2014. The university of californiariverside has announced the winner of the science fiction and technoculture studies book prize for 2015. Colin milburn first recipient of deans award for liberal. Synopsis awarded a 2014 science fiction and technoculture studies prize honourable mention. The royal society science books prize is an annual. The modern field of science fiction studies is closely related to popular culture studies, a subdiscipline of cultural studies, and film and literature studies. He was the inaugural appointee to the gary snyder chair science and the humanities, in 2012. Jan 04, 20 awarded a 2014 science fiction and technoculture studies prize honourable mention. Fun and games in the world of digital matter duke university press, 2015. The first study of singularity as a subject for theory and cultural studies.
Singularities joshua raulerson oxford university press. May 14, 2014 the science fiction and technoculture studies program at the university of california, riverside announces that the second annual sfts book award has been won by david wittenberg, associate professor of cinematic arts at the university of iowa, for time travel. The science fiction and technoculture studies program at the university of california, riverside announces that the second annual sfts. The science fiction and technoculture studies sfts program at the university of california, riverside announces that the second annual sfts book award has been won by david wittenberg, associate professor of cinematic arts, comparative literature, and english in the university of iowa college of liberal arts and sciences, for time travel. The hugo award is an annual literary award for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year, given at the world science fiction convention and chosen by its members. Podcast explores science fiction and the human future. Because of the ties with futurism and utopian works, there is often overlap with these fields as well. Colin milburns book mondo nano wins sfts book prize.
American science fiction and the roots of postmodernism, 19461964 by m. Commended for science fiction and technoculture studies book prize 2014. The award honors an outstanding scholarly monograph that explores the intersections between popular culture, particularly science fiction, and the discourses and cultures of technoscience. Jul 21, 2016 professor colin milburns book about video games, nanotechnology, and the culture of the molecular sciences mondo nano. Her current book project is titled the chernobyl effect. Winner of the science fiction and technoculture studies book prize from the. Science fiction author hits out at booker judges the guardian.
Sep 18, 2009 kim stanley robinson, one of the greatest science fiction authors writing today, has hit out at the literary establishment, accusing the man booker judges of ignorance in neglecting science. The popular philosophy of narrative fordham up, 20. Feb 08, 2019 winner of the science fiction and technoculture studies book prize from the university of california. Science fiction and the making of russian modernity wesleyan university press, 20, winner of the science fiction and. His adapted doctoral thesis, singularities liverpool university press 20, was a finalist for the 2014 science fiction and technoculture studies book prize from the university of california, riverside. Joshua raulerson this groundbreaking volume is the first to mount a sustained and wideranging critical treatment of singularity the irrevocable transformation of the nature of human existence by technological. Sponsored by the academic journal science fiction studies, this prize honors an outstanding. The deans prize for distinguished contributions to the liberal arts and sciences. Science fiction and technoculture studies program book award the child to come honorable mention science fiction and technoculture studies program book award human programming honorable mention society for literature, science, and the arts kendrick prize of sheep, oranges and yeast.
Written with clarity uncommon in academic prose, raulerson has produced a book that at its best offers novel and important interventions in the discourses of political economy and contemporary sf. May, 2014 the science fiction and technoculture studies sfts program at the university of california, riverside announces that the second annual sfts book award has been won by david wittenberg, associate professor of cinematic arts, comparative literature, and english in the university of iowa college of liberal arts and sciences, for time travel. Repositioning our understanding of the relationship between time travel. Science fiction studies is a refereed scholarly journal devoted to the study of the genre of science fiction, broadly defined. Androids and intelligent networks in early modern literature. Science fiction and technoculture studies book prize winner for 2015 announced. The hugo is widely considered the premier award in science fiction. The science fiction and technoculture studies program at the university of california, riverside announces that the second annual sfts book award has been won by david wittenberg, associate professor of cinematic arts at the university of iowa, for time travel. Sf site news science fiction and technoculture studies book. Definitive first booklength work of feminist science fiction scholarship.
While not an sfra award, pawel frelik also announced the awarding of the 2017 science fiction and technoculture studies book prize from. Evolutionary futurism and the human technologies of utopia. Science book prizes form an important part of the societys public engagement programme. Lagrandeurs book, androids and intelligent networks in early modern literature and culture. May 01, 2018 she is the author of we modern people. This book explores the creation and use of artificially made humanoid servants and servant networks by fictional and nonfictional scientists of the early modern period. Intelligent technology and the transformation of human work, coedited with james j. Fun and games in the world of digital matter has won the science fiction and technoculture studies book prize. Science fiction and technoculture studies book prize transhumanism margaret mead award from the society for applied anthropology the construction of equality society for social studies of science rachel carson prize life support society for social studies of science ludwik fleck prize breathing race into the machine. Routledge studies in renaissance literature and culture. There is no single theoretical framework, nor is there an attempt at comprehensive treatment. Welcome to speculative fictions and cultures of science. Science fiction and technoculture studies, university of california at riverside. Book prize speculative fictions and cultures of science.
Science fiction and technoculture studies book prize. Winner of the science fiction and technoculture studies book prize from the university of california for an outstanding scholarly monograph that explores the intersections between popular culture, particularly science fiction, and the discourses and cultures of technoscience. The science fiction and technoculture studies program at ucr launched in 2008. Science fiction and the making of russian modernity, wesleyan university press, 20. Science fiction and technoculture studies program announces. Science fiction and technoculture studies at university of california riverside well, you could just look out the window but then youd lack the benefit of their truly awesome science.
Jul 18, 2016 the university of californiariverside has announced the winner of the science fiction and technoculture studies book prize for 2015. Milburn holds appointments in the departments of english and cinema and digital media, and is the director of science and technology studies. Vint directs the science fiction and technoculture studies at ucr, where she founded the science fiction and technoculture studies book prize. Colin milburn of uc davis is honored for mondo nano. She is an editor of the journals science fiction studies and science fiction film and television, and is the incoming president for the international association for the fantastic in the arts. Singularities technoculture, transhumanism, and science fiction in the 21st century. Colin milburn, professor and gary snyder chair in science and humanities at the university of california, davis, has been awarded the third annual uc riverside science fiction and technoculture studies book prize for mondo nano. Artificial slaves 20, is part of the series routledge studies in renaissance literature and culture. Awarded a 2014 science fiction and technoculture studies prize honourable mention. The texts collected in this volume edited by anindita banerjee succeed in providing a comprehensive overview of a very broad spectrum of topics. As technology pulls the world together, its become easier, and more vital, to understand. Colin milburn, gary snyder chair in science and the humanities, has been selected as the recipient of a new award from the college of letters and science that recognizes faculty whose research, teaching and service exemplify the transformational, intellectual and human value of the liberal arts and sciences.
Also at the meeting, the university of california, riverside presented its science fiction and technoculture studies program book award to. Research society for american periodicals book prize the perversity of things honorable mention. Scope we welcome nominations for the sfts book award. Science fiction studies meet your next favorite book. Sherryl vint is editor of science fiction studies and science fiction film. Anindita banerjee department of comparative literature. The award is administered by the world science fiction society. The book is a richly documented and illustrated study of the. Anindita banerjees research focuses on science fiction and technocultural. Science fiction and the making of russian modernity which won the science fiction and technoculture studies book prize from the university of california. The what makes us human podcast series is produced by the college of arts and sciences in collaboration with the cornell broadcast studios. We finally know which novels, novellas, and shorter works have been deemed the years bestand, as usual, theres hardly a consensus answer to that question. David wittenberg wins science fiction and technoculture.
The award, which consists of a cash prize, was presented at the 2015 science fiction research association conference june 2527 in stony brook, n. Science fiction studies is the common name for the academic discipline that studies and. The speculative fiction and cultures of science sfcs program, founded in 20, has its origins in thendean dean steven cullenbergs decision to create an academic unit to complement the strength of the eaton science fiction collection in the ucr library. It is named after hugo gernsback, the founder of the pioneering. A critical reader consists of 15 remarkable texts on the history, developments and reappropriations of the genre of science. Russian science fiction literature and cinema is a collection of articles and essays that offers multiple perspectives across many modes, from historical overviews to close readings.