Technologies of Enchantment In Science Fiction

13 Feb 2012 - 12:00 / 13 Feb 2012 - 12:00

Room 212, Victoria College Building
91 Charles Street West
Toronto

University of Toronto
The Centre for Comparative Literature presents
a public lecture by

Professor Veronica Hollinger
Cultural Studies, Trent University

Technologies of Enchantment In Science Fiction

Professor Veronica Hollinger (Cultural Studies, Trent University) is the author of numerous publications dealing with the theoretical implications of postmodernism and posthumanism for science fiction as a popular genre, with an emphasis on feminist and cyberpunk texts.  She has also co-edited several volumes of essays, including Edging into the Future: Science Fiction and Contemporary Cultural Transformation (University of Pennsylvania Pres, 2002) and Queer Universes: Sexualities in Science Fiction (Liverpool University Press, 2008).

For information about this event, please contact Bao Nguyen, Centre for Comparative Literature at: 416 813 4041