Tag Archives: science fiction

Like a Slow-Motion Car Crash

Posted on June 20, 2016 by jananson

I’ve sometimes wondered what it must be like to live in a time when you can see that your society is wilfully racing towards political disaster – war, say, or violent revolution, or fascist supremacy – and no appeal either … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, science fiction | Tagged Christopher Priest, dystopia, EU referendum, evolution, Fugue for a Darkening Island, migrants, Polly Toynbee, right-wing, science fiction, Stephen Baxter | 4 Comments

Battlestar Galactica and Ecology

Posted on February 29, 2016 by jananson

For several gruelling months at work, it was an episode of Battlestar Galactica each evening that kept me going – till I’d worked through all five box sets. A military SF story about shooting up evil robots may not seem … Continue reading →

Posted in Ecology, film, science fiction, Uncategorized | Tagged Battlestar Galactica, Cylon, Ecology, military SF, science fiction | Leave a comment

Sword and Planet

Posted on December 16, 2015 by jananson

Something else celebrated its fiftieth year in 2015 besides me and my age-mates. Frank Herbert’s epic novel Dune was published in that same fateful year of 1965. Some say it’s the best science fiction novel there’s ever been. It’s also … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged A Princess of Mars, Dune, Ecology, ecosystem, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Frank Herbert, Fremen, Kim Stanley Robinson, Mars, Percival Lowell, science fiction, sword and planet | 6 Comments

Celebrating the Radical Imagination – guest post by Helen Moore

Posted on April 30, 2015 by jananson

‘Just imagine the world without … [insert brand]!’ Today, our capacity to imagine is frequently coopted, with advertising endlessly fuelling our sense of ourselves as consumers, rather than citizens of this Earth community. Industrial growth society systematically reinforces ‘monocultures of … Continue reading →