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July 2020

July 09, 2020

#CFP Journal of Science Fiction Special Issue on Middle Eastern Science Fiction

Scholastic engagement with genres and texts of science fiction across various regions and cultures around...

May 2020

May 20, 2020

#CFP The Day that Coronavirus Stopped the World: What Do We Learn About Pandemics in Science Fiction Stories?

Journal of Science Fiction and Philosophy - Vol. 4 (2021) - Call for Papers The...

April 2020

April 02, 2020

#CFP Messengers From the Stars Conference On Science Fiction and Fantasy, Episode VI – “Fragments of Humanity”

Science Fiction and Fantasy International Conference Messengers from the Stars: Episode VI – “Fragments of...

March 2020

March 15, 2020

#CFP: Female Perspectives on the Future: Science Fiction by German-Speaking Authors

This call for papers will be of interest even if you're not thinking of presenting,...

January 2020

January 23, 2020

(Updated) Call for Submissions: Bible & Speculative Fiction #CFP

A revised and extended call for papers from the Journal of Interdisciplinary Biblical Studies appears...

January 03, 2020

Ad Astra

For the early part of the movie Ad Astra, I felt like it was stunning...

December 2019

December 14, 2019

Call for Applications for the 2020 Le Guin Feminist Science Fiction Fellowship

Applications are now being taken for the 2020 Le Guin Feminist Science Fiction Fellowship to...

October 2019

October 04, 2019

#CFP Extrapolating Nostalgia: Special issue of Science Fiction Studies

Extrapolating Nostalgia: Special issue of Science Fiction Studies We invite papers on the role of nostalgia...

September 2019

September 12, 2019

International Congress of Fantastic Genre, Audiovisuals and New Technologies #CFP

Here's an interesting call for papers from an organization in Spain, the International Congress of Fantastic...

August 2019

August 30, 2019

Imagining Indigenous Futurisms Award

I was excited to see this science fiction writing contest. The closest I have to...

August 03, 2019

#CFP : Essays on SyFy Channel Original Films

Prehistoric Monsters, Environmental Disasters, and Shark Weather: Interdisciplinary Interrogations of the SyFy Original Films Edited...

June 2019

June 18, 2019

Science Fiction and Religion #CFP

This call for papers just came to my attention from the Journal of Religion, Film,...

June 10, 2019

ΘeoCon 2019

Matt Brake shared the call for submissions for ΘeoCon 2019, and I want to do likewise,...

May 2019

May 11, 2019

#CFP The Age of the Pulps: the science fiction magazine, 1926–1960

Call for Papers: The Age of the Pulps: v Submission date for 400-word proposals—: 1...

May 10, 2019

#CFP ‘Science Fiction Beyond the West: Futurity in African and Asian Contexts’ Symposium at SOAS

Centre for Cultural, Literary and Postcolonial Studies (CCLPS) 'Science Fiction Beyond the West: Futurity in...

April 2019

April 28, 2019

#CFP The Senses of Science Fiction: Visions, Sounds, Spaces

The Senses of Science Fiction: Visions, Sounds, Spaces An international conference organized by the Speculative...

April 02, 2019

#CFP Fantastic Religions and Where to Find Them: Deities, Myths and Rites in Science Fiction and Fantasy

Fantastic Religions and Where to Find Them Deities, Myths and Rites in Science Fiction and...

March 2019

March 18, 2019

Science Fiction and Prophecy

Having written about science fiction as prophecy here not long ago, I was struck by...

March 16, 2019

#CFP Contemporary American Science Fiction Film: The Bush, Obama and Trump Years

Another call for papers about science fiction that deserves to be circulated widely: Contemporary American...

February 2019

February 25, 2019

Science Fiction and Religion #CFP

Another call for papers connected with the Journal for Religion, Film, and Media: CFP: SCIENCE...

February 21, 2019

The Future Is Now: 2.0 Research Opportunities on Everyday Cyborgs 2.0

I spotted two research opportunities related to "Everyday Cyborgs 2.0" and wanted to share those...

February 20, 2019

ReligionProf Podcast with Jeremiah Bailey

This week's episode features Jeremiah Bailey, with whom I've been connected for a long time...

January 2019

January 17, 2019

Reviews of Theology and Science Fiction

Andy Hickman kindly reviewed my book Theology and Science Fiction on Goodreads. Here's how his review...

November 2018

November 21, 2018

ReligionProf Podcast Episode 12 with Matthew Brake

Matt Brake and I geek out about pop culture in this episode of the ReligionProf...

November 06, 2018

#CFP Bible and Science Fiction

I would have been delighted no matter what by the launch of the new Journal of...

November 03, 2018

A New Venue for Publishing Islamic Science Fiction

From the Islam and Science Fiction website: Islam and Science Fiction has been around since...

October 2018

October 23, 2018

#CFP: Science Fiction Research Association, Facing the Future, Facing the Past: Colonialism, Inidigeneity, and SF

A call for papers on a topic of interest, in a highly appealing venue: CFP:...

October 18, 2018

The Authority of Text, Institution, and Individual

One major focus of the questions students at McCormick Seminary asked in response to my...

October 14, 2018

Science Fiction and Spiritual Imagination

I recently had the delightful experience of visiting McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago, to speak...

September 2018

September 15, 2018

Close Encounters of the God Kind #RNA2018 Panel

Here is the video from the panel I was on at the Religion News Association...

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