Science Fictions, Popular Cultures Academic Conference 2018

Anticipated Proceedings Papers
 

  • Jerold Abrams, Creighton University: Voltaire’s Science Fiction Philosophy;Micromegas: A Philosophic Story

  • Steve Bein, University of Dayton: Philosofiction: Science Fiction As Vehicle For Philosophical Inquiry

  • Brooke Carlson, Chaminade University of Honolulu: Rac(e)ing Down the Self in Time & on TV: The Humans, Electric Dreams, & Black Mirror

  • Carrie Cole,Indiana University of Pennsylvania

  • Elisabetta  Di Minico, Autonomous University of Madrid: X-Men Saga And The “Otherness”: Diversity As Element Of Crisis In Fictional And Real Dystopias

  • George Dunn, University of Indianapolis: The Problem of Suffering in Jonathan Nolan’s Westworld

  • Laura Goodin: Allowed to Be a Hero:  Disruptive Diversity in Victorian Genre Fiction

  • Timothy  Harvie, St. Mary’s University, Calgary: Mirror, Mirror: Star Trek Discovery As Cultural Criticism

  • Corey Horn, Eastern Washington University: What is Philosophy of Popular Culture For?

  • Charles Horn, University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point: Virtual Virtue: Cultivating Morals Through Video Games

  • Randall Jensen, Northwestern College: Shall We Play A Game? Teaching Philosophy Through Science Fiction

  • David Kyle Johnson, King’s College: Do We Live in a Computer Simulation? Using Sci-Fi to Calculate the Odds.

  • Clint  Jones, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point: An Analysis Of Terrorist Organizations In Popular Graphic Novels And Their Relevance For Shaping Socio-Political Discourse About Terror

  • Greg  Littmann, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville: H.P. Lovecraft’s Philosophy of Science-Fiction Horror

  • Michael MacLeod, St Mary’s University: Empires in Decline: What Popular Sci-Fi Can Teach Us About America and the Future of International Relations

  • Mimi  Marinucci, Eastern Washington University: Singularity and Sex Robots

  • Jeffery Nicholas, Providence College: "I Aim To Misbehave": Mal’s Journey From Alienation to Agency

  • James Okapal, Missouri Western State University: Disentangling Human Nature From Moral Status In The Works Of Philip K. Dick

  • Stefan Rabitsch, University of Graz, Austria: James Cook, Horatio Hornblower, And James T. Kirk Meet On The Cosmic Shores Of The Pacific: The Secret British (Hi)story Of Star Trek

  • Brendan Shea, Minnesota Center for Philosophy of Science: Miracles and Laws of Nature in “Ready Player One”

  • Timothy Slater, University of Wyoming: Best Firearms for Surviving the Imminent Zombie Apocalypse

  • Stephanie Slater, CAPER Center for Astronomy & Physics Education Research: Astronomy, the Passionate Science?; Eclipses in Science Fictions

  • Donna White, Arkansas Tech University: Nietzsche Tells the Time: Creating the Superman in Watchmen

  • John Whitmire, Jr., Western Carolina University: Fantasy World-building through Exemplar Characters: Justice in The Lord of the Rings