UCR Hosts Science Fiction Lecture Feb. 23
George Slusser, curator emeritus of the Eaton Collection of Science Fiction and Fantasy at UC Riverside, will lecture on Belgian science fiction writer J.H. Rosny Aîné on Feb. 23 from 3:15 p.m. to 4:30...
View ArticleAuthor, Special Effects Creator, Comic-book Writer and Publisher to Receive...
Award-winning author Ursula K. Le Guin, special effects creator Raymond F. Harryhausen and Spider-Man co-creator Stan Lee will be recognized with the J. Lloyd Eaton Lifetime Achievement Award in...
View ArticleStudent Science Fiction Writing Contest Announced
Student authors of science fiction may submit their short stories in a competition sponsored by UC Riverside’s Eaton Science Fiction Conference. The deadline for submissions is Dec. 7.
View ArticleScience Fiction Writer Ted Chiang to Speak at UCR
Award-winning science fiction writer Ted Chiang will read selections from his work at the University of California, Riverside on Monday, March 4.
View ArticleStars Align for Eaton Science Fiction Conference
Scholars and science fiction fans will explore the explosion of the genre across the media landscape when UC Riverside’s Eaton Science Fiction Conference convenes April 11-13 at the Marriott Hotel in...
View ArticleScience Fiction Music Explored
Istvan Csicsery-Ronay Jr., a noted scholar of science fiction, will discuss “Does Science Fiction Music Have a Story of its Own?” in a lecture on April 15.
View ArticleScience Fiction, Technoculture Studies Take Off
Going where few universities have gone before, UCR will launch a Science Fiction and Technoculture Studies program this fall.
View ArticleArchive of Edwardian-era Writer of Horror, Sci-fi Donated to UCR
Manuscripts, letters and photographs of William Hope Hodgson, a writer in Edwardian England whose short horror stories inspired generations of authors in the genre, have been donated to the Eaton...
View ArticleLatino Science Fiction Explored
The UCR Science Fiction and Technoculture Studies Program will host “A Day of Latino Science Fiction” on April 30.
View ArticleGeorge Slusser, Co-founder of Renowned Eaton Collection, Dies
George Edgar Slusser, whose determination to develop the study of science fiction as an academic discipline led to the growth in size, scope and international reputation of UC Riverside’s Eaton...
View ArticleScience Fiction and Technoculture Studies Program Announces Book Prize Winner
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...
View ArticleLiftoff for Alternative Futurisms
UC Riverside will expand the universe of science fiction literature with a yearlong exploration of ethnic futurisms that kicks off in October with a two-day conference, panel discussions, film...
View ArticleAlternative Futurisms Series Continues
A yearlong exploration of ethnic futurisms continues at the University of California, Riverside in 2016 with appearances by luminaries in the world of science fiction and fantasy literature.
View ArticleScience Fiction and Technoculture Studies Book Prize Winner for 2015 Announced
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...
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