Interview zu Wurmlöchern in der Science Fiction
Ich habe beim SWR Kultur im Matinee ein Interview gegeben und über Wurmlöcher und die Faszination der SF mit ihnen gesprochen.
Interview zu Eternauta
Ich habe beim Deutschlandfunk im Kompressor ein Interview gegeben und über die neue argentinische Netflix-Serie „Eternauta“ gesprochen.
Interview zu Captain Future: Der ewige Herrscher
Ich habe beim Deutschlandfunk im Kompressor ein Interview gegeben und über das neue Captain Future Comic „Der ewige Herrscher“ gesprochen. Eine Serie meiner Kindheit, die die Liebe zur Science Fiction mit angespornt hat.
Review of „Embodying Contagion: The Viropolitics of Horror and Desire in Contemporary Discourse.“
edited by Sandra Becker, Megen de Bruin-Molé and Sara Polak.
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New Reviews: Cyberpunk and Visual Culture and The Routledge Companion to Cyberpunk Culture in SFRA Review
Michael Pitts has written a good general review of The Routledge Companion to Cyberpunk Culture (edited by Anna McFarlane, Graham J. Murphy, and Lars Schmeink) in SFRA Review, vol. 52, no. 1, 241-42. – LINK – Here is a nice quote:
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Review of The Monster Theory Reader
Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock, ed. The Monster Theory Reader. U of Minnesota P, 2020. Paperback, 600 pg. $35.00. ISBN 9781517905255.
If you subscribe to the theory that Mary Shelley is a key figure in the genesis of science fiction, then it is only a small step to claim that the figure of the monster is as central to science fiction as it is to horror.
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Review: Neoliberalism and Cyberpunk Science Fiction
Neoliberalism and Cyberpunk Science Fiction: Living on the Edge of Burnout. Caroline Alphin. Routledge, 2021.
Gibt es in der Wissenschaft eigentlich auch so etwas wie »click-bait«? Wenn ja, dann wäre es wohl das Aufpeppen von Buchtiteln durch gewisse Buzzwords und für Suchmaschinen optimierte Begriffe. Namedropping auf Titelniveau.
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Review: The Tragedy of the Worker
The Tragedy of the Worker: Towards the Proletarocene. The Salvage Collective. Verso, 2021.
Julian Rosefeldt’s video installation Manifesto (2015) has Cate Blanchett reading out various manifestos from the 20th century, each of them declaring a specific artistic view on the world as central to its time and circumstances.
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Review: The Routledge Companion to Cyberpunk Culture in Foundation
Danielle Shalet has written an mixed review of The Routledge Companion to Cyberpunk Culture (edited by Anna McFarlane, Graham J. Murphy, and Lars Schmeink) in Foundation, vol. 50, no. 2, 132–34. Here is a nice quote:
„What makes this book distinctive from more general works on science fiction […] is that it not only focuses exclusively on cyberpunk but it also thoughtfully illustrates the importance of cyberpunk as a ‘culture’. The editors do this adroitly through their selection of essays and the essays’ strategic placement within the work. It is clear that nothing is done in this book by accident. The essays are tactically placed in terms of interest, cultural significance, importance and quality, and the editors do their best to produce an extensive guide on the subject, drawing from a range of experts as well as postgraduate students and cyberpunk enthusiasts.“
Here is the PDF of the review, in case you are interested.