Episode 138: The Science Fiction Genre

Fable & The Verbivore

English - May 04, 2022 00:40 - 27 minutes - 25.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
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Previous Episode: Episode 137: Interview with Emily Barnett

Next Episode: Episode 139: Science vs Magic

Notes:

This conversation that explores some of the common elements of science fiction isn’t meant to be exhaustive. It’s a brief overview of the landscape of science fiction storytelling while acknowledging that the area is vast and overlaps with other areas of speculative fiction.

Here are some articles and videos that we found helpful in preparation for this conversation:

MasterClass Article “What Is Science Fiction Writing? Definition and Characteristics of Science Fiction Literature”

“Questions Science Fiction Asks us to Consider” by Chris Duesing

MasterClass Article “5 Tips for Writing a Science Fiction Novel”

EW Article - “Margaret Atwood: There's nothing in The Handmaid's Tale 'that didn't happen, somewhere'“ by Dan Heching

Le Guin, Ursula K.. (1980). Introduction. The left hand of darkness (1st ed.). New York: Harper & Row. Posted on NYU.Edu Science Fiction - Theory and Commentary

Far Out Magazine Article - “How Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein' questioned ethics and morality in the science-fiction genre” by Debadrita Sur

YouTube Video "The Tragedy of Droids in Star Wars" by Pop Culture Detective

YouTube Video “Data writes a small talk routine” Star Trek TNG

YouTube Video “How science fiction can help predict the future” by Roey Tzezana (Ted-Ed)

We touch on several of our previous podcast episodes. They are as follows:

Episode 60: Let's talk about mysteries