Crossroads of Emergency: Modern Dystopias and Imminent Futures

Abstract

190 SCIENCE FICTION STUDIES, VOLUME 48 (2021) Saints, with various smaller sects that use or engage with the same history and scriptures—have been and remain actively involved in the history and growth of sf. From seasoned sf authors such as Orson Scott Card to rising authors such as Brandon Sanderson and Shannon Hale, the genre has been shaped and will continue to be shaped by those who are practitioners and those who are adjacently connected to Mormonism broadly. SFRA Review seeks essays of circa 2,000-3,000 words for a special issue interrogating, analyzing, and critiquing the intersections of Mormonism and science fiction, understood in their broadest and most inclusive senses. Submissions might address but are not limited to early Mormonism and nineteenth-century sf, Mormonism and Latter-day Saints/Mormons represented in sf, sf by Mormon/Latter-day Saint authors, the history of Mormon fantasy and sf institutions, and Mormon theology as sf. Abstracts of circa 250 words and brief author bios should be submitted by email to the special-issue editor at using the subject line “Mormonism and SF Submission / Name Surname” by 1 March 2021.—Science Fiction Research Association Crossroads of Emergency: Modern Dystopias and Imminent Futures. A virtual conference will be hosted by Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Stony Brook University in Spring 2021.Will the 2020s be a decade of liberation? We are still battling a life-threatening global pandemic. The earth, land, and skies remain victim to human capitalism and consumption. Our queer, trans, Indigenous, Black, brown, immigrant, and undocumented loved ones continue to bear the brunt of state-sanctioned colonial violence. Many have joined uprisings in which some advocate for systemic reform, some revel in the privilege of stagnancy, and others do what it takes to burn it down and begin anew. We are existing at a crossroads of emergency. The WGSS conference committee at Stony Brook invites you to join communities of scholars to explore issues related to the crossroads of power and struggle that marginalized communities face in our dystopian age: to present ideologies and strategies of living and resisting, and contribute ideas and methodologies that promote de-colonial futures. This is an interdisciplinary conference, and we welcome all proposals with reference to the conference theme, “crossroads of emergency,” and encourage paper presentations, performances, creative writing, and short film submissions. The conference committee at WGSS Stony Brook looks forward to receiving your abstract of 200-250 words by 1 March 2021 at 5:00PM EST. Please send your submissions to . —Conference Organizers, Stony Brook U, SUNY ...