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Anthony Burgess and Science Fiction

open access: yes, 2015
THE MANCUNIAN POLYMATH John Anthony Burgess Wilson (1917-1993) had what might be best described as a reluctant relationship with science fiction. Famed as the author of one of the most famous dys-topias of 20th century literature, A Clockwork Orange ...
Clarke, Jim
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Exploring the Influence of Science-Fiction: How Are Sci-Fi Novels an Agent in the Construction of Reality?

open access: yesThe International Journal of Humanities & Social Studies, 2023
This paper examines the impact of science fiction literature on reality. The different roles of science fiction in technological innovation and social change are explored through a review of existing studies, an online survey targeted towards young ...
Bruce Yu Lepeng
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Science Fiction In Latvian Literature

open access: yesInterlitteraria, 2017
The present paper is devoted to the overview of the beginnings and development of the genre of science fiction in Latvian literature. Similarly to other popular fiction genres, science fiction in Latvian literature has not been very popular due to social
Bārbala Simsone
doaj   +1 more source

Legitimate and Illegitimate Reading

open access: yesBiens Symboliques, 2021
The legitimacy of speculative fiction - a broad fiction category that includes science fiction and fantasy - varies according to the choice of texts.
Élodie Hommel
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Visions of Artificial Intelligence and Robots in Science Fiction: a computational analysis

open access: yesInternational Journal of Social Robotics, 2022
Driven by the rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) and anthropomorphic robotic systems, the various possibilities and risks of such technologies have become a topic of urgent discussion. Although science fiction (SF) works are often cited as
Hirotaka Osawa   +5 more
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Examining the space in science fiction movies between 1902-1968 through the dilemmas and opponents in Edward W. Said’s Orientalism Theory

open access: yesIDA: International Design and Art Journal, 2023
This article aims to analyze the concept of Orientalism by considering Edward W. Said’s theories on this subject and its critics through science fiction movies.
Ekin Can Seyhan, Adnan Tepecik
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Robots beyond Science Fiction: mutual learning in human–robot interaction on the way to participatory approaches

open access: yesAi & Society, 2021
Putting laypeople in an active role as direct expert contributors in the design of service robots becomes more and more prominent in the research fields of human–robot interaction (HRI) and social robotics (SR).
A. Weiss, Katta Spiel
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The science fiction science method [PDF]

open access: yesNature
Predicting the social and behavioural impact of future technologies before they are achieved would enable us to guide their development and regulation before these impacts get entrenched.
I. Rahwan   +2 more
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Ursula Le Guin’s Speculative Anthropology: Thick Description, Historicity and Science Fiction

open access: yesTheory, Culture and Society. Explorations in Critical Social Science, 2021
This article argues that Ursula Le Guin’s science fiction is a form of ‘speculative anthropology’ that reconciles thick description and historicity. Like Clifford Geertz’s ethnographic writings, Le Guin’s science fiction utilises thick description to ...
Daniel Davison-Vecchione, Sean Seeger
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Verso la fine della scuola? L’utilizzo della Social Science Fiction per esplorare prospettive pedagogiche sulla tecnologia

open access: yesFormazione & Insegnamento, 2021
Con l’apparizione del COVID-19 e la DaD a livello globale il settore EdTech (educational technology) celebra nuove opportunità di investimento e di crescità.
Michael Schlauch
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