Even 10 years ago, the fields of science fiction and fantasy were still overwhelmingly American and white! The weird, the wacky, the underappreciated: A new look at ...www.washingtonpost.com /entertainment/books/ ...the ...In our new column, we hope to highlight some of the fresh, exciting, weird and wacky science fiction and fantasy from around the world and also look back at some underappreciated gems from the ...!! And, if you grew up speaking Spanish in Mexico City, (as I, Silvia, did), or Hebrew on a small kibbutz in Israel (as I, Lavie, did), it meant that the world of science fiction, filtered through translation, was as remote and alien as the other side of the moon. The very idea we could be writing novels like these seemed, well, fantastical.
Yet, somehow, here we are. The past decade has seen the science-fiction world change as more international voices enthusiastically jumped into the fray. Now, wonderful writers including Malaysian Zen Cho can write smart, funny fantasies such as "Sorcerer to the Crown"; after years of struggle, Nigerian Tade Thompson's ambitious Africa-set novel, "Rosewater," was published to wide acclaim and recently won the prestigious Arthur C. Clarke Award; and Chinese author Liu Cixin's "The Three-Body Problem," translated by Ken Liu, has become a bestseller and even has a recommendation from former president Barack Obama.
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Kickstarting a new feminist bicycle science fiction: this one's about dragons-- / Boing Boing
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Science fiction explains evolving China Africa relations — Quartz Africa
In 2007 the then President of China, Hu Jintao, delivered a speech to South Africans acknowledging the benefits of a strategic partnership! The wacky history of cell theory - Lauren Royal-Woods ...www.youtube.com /watch?v=4OpBylwH9DU The weird and wonderful history of cell theory illuminates the twists and turns that came together to build the foundations of biology. Lesson by Lauren Royal-Woods , animation by Augenblick ...!! He also stressed that the connection is not merely pragmatic! The weird and wacky tech of IFA 2019 - CNET www.cnet.com ...weird ...The weird and wacky tech of IFA 2019. Up Next. Galaxy Fold redesign: Here's how Samsung fixed its foldable phone. Latest Stories. Roku launches budget Walmart-branded soundbar and subwoofer.!! It must, he argued, serve to honor and deepen the countries' long abiding friendship in the future.
The idea of friendship has undoubtedly informed the nature of Sino-African engagement. But if we use contemporary science fiction as a barometer, African sentiment towards China appears more inclined towards dystopian forecasts.
Science fiction writing often serves as a thought experiment that explores shared and hidden beliefs whose material and political reverberations lie further in the future. Various short stories portray how China's economic ascension, operating under the guise of African development, uses technology as a means to invade and control Africa.
17 best new science fiction and fantasy books to read in October - Polygon
Fall is upon us, which means that it's a good time to cozy up on the couch with a good book and a warm beverage of choice.
One of my recent books was one that came out earlier this year: The Bird King , by G. Willow Wilson. The novel follows a concubine named Fatima, who resides in the royal court of Grenada, just as Spain is consolidating itself under the Inquisition. Her friend Hassan has a secret: he can shape reality through his work as a map-maker, he can change landscapes or create doors with a quick sketch. His talents attract the attention of the inquisitors, who have come to Grenada to negotiate the kingdom's surrender, and force Fatima and Hassan into a desperate escape, aided by a djinn and other unexpected allies as they try and find safety.
The novel is beautifully written, and it's a powerful story about freedom and one's ability to write one's own destiny. So while not new, the book shouldn't go overlooked.
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Science Fiction Filmmaking 101 | Sci-Fi Director Reveals All in Masterclass Series - HeadStuff
Hasraf Dulull, director of space set sci-fi's The Beyond and 2036 Origin Unknown , writes about his new filmmaking masterclass series Science Fiction Filmmaking 101 available on Vimeo now and why he put it together.
It was around March 2019. I was in LA pitching projects to various studios in Hollywood. In the evenings I would catch up with friends and other filmmakers I knew.
Every pitch or general meeting I had, I would get asked the same question in the form of – "How did I make my sci-fi feature films feel so expensive and high end – yet done for a fraction of a cost?" I would proceed to explain in detail and most of it reflected to just having a smart production workflow and an out of the box approach to production yet being aware of all the stages required to make a film.
I continued sharing my process in conversations with friends, fellow filmmakers and executive meetings. Everyone would instantly react impressed and bedazzled at the same time, before telling me that this knowledge is golden and should be taught in film schools today. I was a little surprised by that, but when I did some research online looking at the current filmmaking masterclasses out there (some of them being so overpriced for what they are--), I found that there wasn't anything like how I was breaking down my filmmaking process taught online or in any filmmaking training out there.
6 Science Fiction Books About Space That Are Out Of This World
Earth is an exhausting place to be right now. Rainforests are burning, ice caps are melting, and there are grim projections for the future—not to mention the cruelties we inflict upon one another. Recently, when I’ve needed to get away, escaping into earthbound fiction has not been escape enough; I’ve found that it’s better to take my hope to the stars. These science fiction books about space—though they also acknowledge humanity’s propensity for destruction—are a wonderful source of respite in troubled times. They spread their dreams among the galaxies and across time, wondering what might be different if we were to take our imagination upward and outward, but also probing what would be likely to remain the same.
Theo is a brilliant scientist who is absolutely horrified by the idea of his daughter, Nedda, growing up. To confront this inevitability, he looks for ways to suspend time. It’s research prompted by love, but that has terrible consequences for the people of their Florida town—consequences that, years later as an astronaut, Nedda is still struggling to comprehend. Gorgeous and frightening, Swyler’s novel propels parent-child bonds into outer space.
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