Science, Colonialism, Genocide, and Science Fiction (WisCon 33 panel)
The Mismeasure of Man, and the Rest of Us, Too: Science, Colonialism, Genocide, and Science Fiction
Reading, Viewing, and Critiquing Science Fiction (Power, Privilege, and Oppression) • Saturday 10:00 - 11:15 AM • Senate B
A number of recent works have examined the relationships between science, colonialism, historiography, and science fiction, from Rosemary Kirstein's stealth sf Steerswoman series to M.T. Anderson's Octavian Nothing historical re–visions to sf tv such as Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. How are sf and related genres envisioning and revising the ethical and social dimensions of science? What role does the idea of Science play in maintaining or subverting power inequities of empire, nation, race, and gender?
M: Rachel Virginia Swirsky, Evelyn Browne, John H. Kim, Micole Iris Sudberg, K. Joyce Tsai