Realities of Science Fiction III

Conferences, discussions, projections

The third edition of Realities of Science Fiction will culminate in the development of ideas on world-building and possible futures at a moment when societies are driven by rapidly changing technology. Highlighting alternative futurisms and non-hegemonic forms of imagination, Realities of Science Fiction III will bring together leading voices from diverse disciplines to explore critical approaches to Western science-fiction archetypes and the production of emancipatory narratives. The multilayered complexities and ambiguity that characterize sociotechnological change will also be the focus of this event.

Isiah Lavender III: "Afrofuturism is the alien experience that African diasporas have experienced in the new world."

Michael Roch: "I switched from fantasy to science fiction because I wanted to communicate political ideas."

Nalo Hopkinson: "Science-fiction fantasy naturally talks about being disenfranchised, about being the underdog, about race and culture."

Vinciane Despret: "The real role of science fiction is to make possibilities more perceptible."

Conversation
with Samuel R. Delany and Benjamin Thorel

Conversation
with Mati Diop

Conversation
with Eden Tinto Collins

The American Supreme Court in Space: Samuel R. Delany’s "The Ballad of Beta-2"
by Isiah Lavender III

From Marronnage to Counter-Dystopia
with Michael Roch

Conversation
with Kim Stanley Robinson

Fan Fiction, Science Fiction, and the Epistemic Community of AI Safety
with Shazeda Ahmed

Conversation
with Neïl Beloufa, Nora N. Khan and Bahar Noorizadeh

Reclaiming the Past, Reimagining the Future
by Nalo Hopkinson

The Collapse of the Present Under the Weight of Images
by Nicolas Giraud

When Heartbeat Makes Artwork
with Shahryar Nashat and Emma McCormick-Goodhart

Altered States of Consciousness: Interpreting the Effects of Psychedelics
by Zoë Dubus

« Avec des si, on pourrait changer l’avenir » (“With Ifs, We Could Change the Future")
by Vinciane Despret