Georgia Tech’s School of Literature, Communication, and Culture is an important place for the study of science fiction. It began with Bud Foote’s science fiction classes and the donation of his extensive science fiction and fantasy collection, and then it was further developed by Lisa Yaszek through her research, teaching, and organizing events. LCC also includes Kathleen Ann Goonan, the award winning science fiction writer, as a visiting professor.
Later this month, LCC is hosting a one-day science fiction symposium that is open to the public (except for the lunch, which is only for symposium participants). If you are in the Atlanta area, I would highly recommend this opportunity to learn about the strong presence of science fiction research at Georgia Tech and to meet some renowned science fiction authors. I have included the overview and schedule below:
Science Fiction Symposium Hosted by LCC Thursday, November 17, 2011
On Thursday, November 17, the School of Literature, Communication and Culture will host a day-long symposium spotlighting science fiction as a signature intersection of science, technology, and humanistic studies at Georgia Tech. The symposium will feature a series of scholarly panels involving faculty members from various disciplines, showcasing their involvement in science fiction study across various media, as a cultural phenomenon, and as it relates to issues of scientific and technical development. The symposium will also feature a presentation on the Science Fiction Collection at Georgia Tech (recently cited by Science Fiction Studies as one of the twenty most important such collections in the world), a report on student activities in the Science Fiction Research Lab at Tech, and readings by award-winning and critically-acclaimed science fiction authors Kathleen Ann Goonan, Eugie Foster, J.M. McDermott , and Chesya Burke. All presentations will be in Skiles rm. 002. The Georgia Tech and Atlanta communities are invited to attend.*
9:30 am‐10:45 am: Science Fiction and Society
Jackie Royster (IAC/LCC), Tom Morely (MATH), Aaron Santesso (LCC, moderator), Richard Barke (PubP), Kristie Champlan Gurley (PubP)10:45 am‐11:00 am: Coffee Break
11:00 am‐12:00 pm: Science Fiction Collection Presentation and Student Demos
Ryan Speer (LIB), Joshua Cuneo (LCC), Keith Johnson (LCC), Adam LeDoux (LCC), Paul Zaitsev (LCC), Lisa Yaszek (LCC, moderator)12:00 pm‐1:30 pm: Catered Lunch for Symposium Participants with Author Reading
Kathy Goonan, This Shared Dream (LCC)1:30 pm‐2:45 pm: Speculative Fiction in Literary and Cultural History
Peter Brecke (INTA), Carol Senf (LCC, moderator), Nihad Farooq
(LCC), Narin Hassan (LCC)2:45 pm‐3:00 pm: Coffee Break
3:00 pm‐ 4:15 pm: Science Fiction Across Media
Michael Nitsche (LCC), Jay Telotte (LCC, moderator), Lisa Yaszek
(LCC), Nettrice Gaskins (LCC), Hank Whitson (LCC)4:30 pm‐6:00 pm: Science Fiction in Atlanta: Author Reading and Book Signing
Kathy Goonan (LCC, moderator), J.M. McDermott, Eugie Foster, Chesya
Burke*Except lunch, which will take place in Skiles 343 and is only for symposium participants.
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