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For white readers of this article, I leave the last word to Françoise Vergès: "Be troubled, be perturbed, take the time to reflect." postcolonialpolitics.org/narrating-and-…

Professor Mingwei Song's forthcoming new book! Have been looking forward to this for sooooo long! A must-read for Chinese science fiction.

I will be presenting my paper on 'Restless Bodies in Speculative Fiction' at the 2023 NEAAS this Saturday. I'm very excited to travel to Wellesley College for the first time!

Had the most wonderful time at 2023 Chengdu Worldcon in the past days🌞joined three panel discussions: SF, Pholospphy, and Futurism; SF and Medicine; SF and Fantasy Writing in Europe. Met up with tons of friends and colleagues and get inspired in the best possible way! ✨

Having spent past three days at Wuhan University, my undergraduate alma mater, for the 7th UK-China Humanities Alliance for Higher Education Annual Conference. Enjoyed listening to many inspiring talks and also discussed my most recent research with scholars from both countries.

Extrapolation 64.3 is a special issue on Sf, #Posthumanism and New Materialism, guest edited by John Landreville and Tony M. Vinci. With Mia Chen Ma on Aquatic Posthumanism and reviews by LYU Guangzhao, Sheryl M. Medlicott & @DHarlanWilson. Browse online: bit.ly/EXTR64-3 🧑‍🔬

We will be hosting a film screening and panel discussion of "The Wandering Earth 2" at the British Film Institute on the 3rd of Feb. The event is free and open to the public. Registration required (see below link). Hope to see many of you there! ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/briti…

And we will be in conversations with Xueting C. Ni (she, ta) and Stanley Qiufan Chen 陈楸帆 after the screening!

More tickets added!

What a thought-provoking panel discussion! And it was great having you join us Xueting ❤️

My honour to be part of the team! 👩🏻‍💻

I recently wrote a piece about Netflix’s adaptation of ‘The Three-Body Problem’ for The Conversation Anna Lou Walker (now on bluesky) Despite its obvious flaws, particularly like issues with CR and how it handles Ye Wenjie’s character, it’s definitely worth watching!

Pleased to translate a short essay by Yu Hua for The Economist. economist.com/by-invitation/…

.William Viney examines the projectification of academic research and argues for critical responses to the normalisation of casualised work cultures in medical humanities funding schemes thepolyphony.org/2024/06/18/med…

What an amazing lineup of panels! Very excited to be on the #Transnationalism panel and looking forward to the discussions. Can't wait to check out the other panels too! Registration is free, come join us 🤓

This September, we're delighted to be releasing a sister anthology to British Fantasy Award-winner SINOPTICON. Meet SINOPHAGIA: a celebration of Chinese horror, ed. by Xueting C. Ni (she, ta) and feat. 14 stories! Splendidly spooky cover by Alyssa Winans! Preorder: bit.ly/4aEbktp

Excited to announce our "Medical Humanities in East Asia and Beyond" lecture series (Sept–Nov, Shanghai) with global experts exploring the past, present, and future of this interdisciplinary field. 1st talk by Dr Huang & Dr Zhang. Come and join us if you find yourself in Shanghai

Excited!

OUT NOW!: Edinburgh Companion to Science Fiction & Medical Humanities, with Dr Anna McFarlane & donna mccormack, thanks to Edinburgh University Press @MarkBould3, & our 23 contributors incl. Stuart Murray PF Dr Emilie Taylor-Pirie dretaylorpirie.bsky.social Mia Chen Ma JoW edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-the-edinb… Medical Humanities Glasgow