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- Title
Imagine Local: Creating a New Kind of Science Fiction Conference.
- Authors
Kittredge, Katharine; Bleicher, Elizabeth
- Abstract
In this article, the authors express their opinion about science fiction conferences. The authors stresses the need for educational institutions to re-think and redevelop the concept of traditional academic conferences. They describes the success and concept of the conference, titled "Pippi to Ripley: The Female Figure in Fantasy and Science Fiction," held in April 2011. Information is also given on the highlights of their 2013 conference.
- Subjects
SCIENCE fiction; CONFERENCES &; conventions; LITERATURE &; science; FUTURE in literature; ADVENTURE stories
- Publication
Science Fiction Studies, 2013, Vol 40, Issue 3, p584
- ISSN
0091-7729
- Publication type
Article