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Science Fiction and Technoculture Studies Program at UC Riverside.

The article offers information on the new Science Fiction and Technoculture Studies (SFTS) program to be launched at the University of California, Riverside starting in Fall 2013. The program will examine the intersections linking science-fiction studies, science and technology studies (STS), and te...

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Published in:Science Fiction Studies Vol. 40; no. 3; pp. 592 - 594
Main Authors: Latham, Rob, Vint, Sherryl
Format: Article
Published: University of California Press Nov2013
Subjects:
Study & teaching of science fiction
Technology education
University of California, Berkeley
Literature & science
Popular culture
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:The article offers information on the new Science Fiction and Technoculture Studies (SFTS) program to be launched at the University of California, Riverside starting in Fall 2013. The program will examine the intersections linking science-fiction studies, science and technology studies (STS), and technoculture studies. The program will also address issues on the role of popular culture and the genre of science fiction, particularly in mediating public understandings of science.