J. Jesse Ramírez – American Studies

Un-American Dreams: Apocalyptic Sf and Bad Hope in the American Century

American Century, apocalypse, George Romero, George Stewart, Octavia Butler, Philip K. Dick, Post-Apocalypse, Roland Emmerich, science fiction

Filed under: Books

Against Automation Mythologies

automation, Barthes, future of work, mythology, science fiction

Filed under: Books

Work: A Conference on the Labors of Language, Culture, and History

Filed under: Calls

Race and Robots

algorithms, automation, race, Race After Technology, Robots, Surrogate Humanity, The Robotic Imaginary

Filed under: articles

Special Issue: Racecraft and Speculative Culture

Fantasy, horror, Racecraft, science fiction, Speculative culture

Filed under: Calls

Are Orcs Racist?

Bright, Buddy Cop Movie, Fantasy, Genre, Netflix, race, Racecraft, science fiction, Will Smith

Filed under: articles

Vatos in Space

California, Chicanx, lowriders, San Jose, science fiction, Worldcon

Filed under: talks

Sleep Dealer, or, Tijuana, Ciudad del Futuro

Alex Rivera, cities, Latinx sf, Mexican sf, NAFTA, science fiction

Filed under: articles

What is Automation?

Academic GIFts, automation, future of work

Filed under: videos