This essay was written for a class I took called “Science Fiction and American Culture.” It was in response to three short stories and one novel:
“Thunder and Roses” by Theodore Sturgeon,
“The Roads Must Roll” by Robert Heinlein,
“Coming Attraction” by Fritz Leiber, and
The Space Merchants, by Frederik Pohl and Cyril Kornbluth.
You should be able to find [...]
The following essay was a paper I wrote for a class I took called “Science Fiction and American Culture.” It discusses issues brought up in Isaac Asimov’s novella Bicentennial Man, which can be found in Robot Visions. You should be able to find a copy of it at your local library, or you can purchase [...]
This essay was written in response to a reading assignment for my “Science Fiction and American Culture” class. We read Enterprising Women: Television Fandom and the Creation of Popular Myth by Camille Bacon-Smith.
For those of you who think a writer is someone who gets his name on books, let me assure you that is [...]
This essay was written in response to a reading assignment for my “Science Fiction and American Culture” class. We read Enterprising Women: Television Fandom and the Creation of Popular Myth by Camille Bacon-Smith. It also makes reference to Brian Stableford’s book, The Sociology of Science Fiction.
In the book Enterprising Women: Television Fandom and the Creation [...]
The following essay was a paper I wrote for a class I took called “Science Fiction and American Culture.” It compares Philip K. Dick’s novel Blader Runner, originally titled Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? to the movie based on it, Blade Runner.
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? was first published in 1968. You should [...]
