Recovered Writing: MA in SF Studies, Special Author: Ursula K. Le Guin, Final Paper, Voices of the Alien Other During Wartime in the SF of Heinlein, Le Guin, and Haldeman, May 17, 2007

This is the sixteenth post in a series that I call, “Recovered Writing.” I am going through my personal archive of undergraduate and graduate school writing, recovering those essays I consider interesting but that I am unlikely to revise for traditional publication, and posting those essays as-is on my blog in the hope of engaging …

James Franco Also English PhD Student

I just read on The New York Times that the actor James Franco is also an English PhD student. He is apparently a full time PhD student at Yale and a MA student in the film program at New York University. Find out more about this Hollywood star and professional student here: James Franco’s 2 Roles …

ICFA 2009, Grad Student Programs

My second official duty at ICFA 2009 was to represent the University of Liverpool’s MA in Science Fiction Studies on the Grad Student Programs panel very capably moderated by Elizabeth Hoiem.   Below, I’ve included a list of the main points about the represented SF and fantasy friendly graduate programs including links to more information …