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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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Atlanta, GA | Posted: September 16, 2015
On Monday, September 7, LMC professor Lisa Yaszek spoke about the past, present, and future of diversity in science fiction at DragonCon, the world’s largest science fiction and fantasy convention. Along with other Atlanta-based science fiction scholars and authors, Yaszek explored topics including the complex meanings of scientific and social diversity in genre fiction, the impact of cultural diversity on generic conventions, and the relationship between biological and technological forms of diversity. Drawing on her own research, Yaszek demonstrated how issues of diversity, broadly defined, have been central to discussions about “what is good science fiction?” for well over 100 years.
The primary goal of this panel was to raise awareness about scientific and social diversity in science fiction and to showcase the work that authors, scholars, and fans do in this area. The secondary goal was to showcase the work that professors and students are doing in this area at educational institutions across Atlanta—and especially at Georgia Tech.
