Joanna Russ, 1937-2011

Posted byJason W. EllisPosted inNews, Science FictionTags:, ,

It is with a heavy heart that I report that Joanna Russ has passed away. Perhaps it is fortunate that her hospice care was not prolonged. We have lost an imaginative author and fierce scholar. She will be missed. Read more: Locus Online News » Joanna Russ 1937-2011.

Published by Jason W. Ellis

I am an Assistant Professor of English at the New York City College of Technology, CUNY whose teaching includes composition and technical communication, and research focuses on science fiction, neuroscience, and digital technology. Also, I coordinate the City Tech Science Fiction Collection, which holds more than 600 linear feet of magazines, anthologies, novels, and research publications.