Science fiction scholars and a renowned filmmaker join host Joan Kjaer on the April 13, 2012 WorldCanvass for what promises to be a robust discussion of the genre of science fiction, both in literature and in film. They look at the genesis of science fiction and at its profusion around the globe, discussing recurrent themes and the impact of science fiction on both popular culture and everyday assumptions about the future.

00:00 Rob Latham, Brooks Landon, and David Wittenberg give an overview of the complex and imaginative field of science fiction literature and cinema.

45:05 Sharalyn Orbaugh, Istvan Csicsery-Ronay, Jr., and Latham discuss technology and the body, as well as science fiction and the state.

01:11:54 Interview with filmmaker Alex Rivera whose films address concerns of the Latino community through a language of humor, satire, and metaphor.

01:27:40 Orbaugh and Ronay explore science fiction on the global scene with Rachel Haywood Ferreira, Nathaniel Isaacson, and Sami Khan.

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