Update: deadline extended
South Atlantic Modern Language Association Conference
Nov 12-14, 2004
http://www.samla.org
Science Fiction and Fantasy Discussion Circle:
Nature in Science Fiction and Fantasy
Picture the deserts and sandworms of Arrakis, the Ramtop mountains in
Discworld, the barren planet of Red Mars slowly coming to life in Green
Mars. The natural settings created in science fiction and fantasy
novels, television, and films play unforgettable roles. Are these
settings significant because they are alien? Because they are natural?
Do interactions with these places reveal something essential about being
"human?" Does SF and fantasy progressively engage issues of nature and
ecology? And where does technology fit into all this, or does it?
Memorable characters live in memorable places: Amber, Winter, Hogwarts,
Pern, even the Earth in a future time. Submit a 1-page abstract by 15
April
to Deborah Vause, Department of English and Humanities, Country
Club Rd., York College of Pennsylvania, York, PA 17405; 717-815-1704;
<dvause@ycp.edu>.
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