Apr 23, 20171 min read
Keynote at the London Science Fiction Research Community (Birkbeck)
I've been asked to participate as a keynote speaker for the London Science Fiction Research Community's (LSFRC) inaugural annual...
Mar 29, 20161 min read
An Evening with Paolo Bacigalupi
I'm delighted to have the opportunity to interview Paolo Bacigalupi about his new book, The Water Knife, on the 31st March 2016. The...
Apr 28, 20151 min read
Helion International Conference: Utopia, Science Fiction, and Their Significant Others in the 21st C
I've been invited to present at the annual Helion International Conference, held this year at Timișoara, Romania, from May 8-10, 2015....
Apr 28, 20152 min read
Notes from Underground: The Depths of Environmental Arts, Culture and Justice ASLE Biennial Conferen
I'm travelling to Moscow, Idaho, to attend the US based ASLE conference, to be held from the 23rd-27th June 2015. Regrettably, this...
Apr 28, 20151 min read
Science Fiction Symposium 2015, 17-18 July
I'm going to be presenting a paper via Skype at the Science Fiction Symposium, which is held at the University of Malta under the...
Apr 28, 20151 min read
Association for the Study of Literature and the Environment, UK and Ireland (ASLE-UKI) Biennial Conf
In September I'll be presenting a paper on a panel about energy at this year's ASLE-UKI Biennial conference, which is themed "Green...
Aug 21, 20144 min read
SF/F Now & Irradiating the Object: M. John Harrison - 21-23 August, 2014
I'll be heading down to the University of Warwick from the 21-23 August, 2014, to give a paper at each of these conferences. Here are the...
Aug 14, 20142 min read
Loncon, The 72nd World Science Fiction Convention, Thurs 14th - Mon 18th August 2014
I'll be presenting a paper at Loncon as part of a panel organised by Amy Butt, who is Associate Director at bpr architects. The panel is...
Jun 7, 20131 min read
Silent Spring: Chemical, Biological and Technological Visions of the Post-1945 Environment
Workshop 31st March, 7th June 2013 An AHRC collaborative skills project hosted by the Centre for Modern Studies, University of York and...
Aug 1, 20121 min read
Science Fiction Themed Panel at the ASLE-UKI Composting Culture
Conference, 2012 As the liaison between the Science Fiction Research Association (SFRA) and the Association for the Study of Literature...