Author Veronica Sands

Module Seven deals with gender and race in SF, although I feel that Kindred provided an ample introduction to these subjects, even though it was categorized as having more to do with time travel. Initially, I was wary of reading… Continue Reading →

Module Six focused on time travel, a distinctly SF theme that never ceases to stupefy me and produce headaches, my brain working similarly to those classic scenes in which a computer is asked a question beyond its abilities and begins… Continue Reading →

Module Five dealt with the concepts “coming to faith and coming of age,” between which I was, at first, unable to determine a strong connection. It was only after I read Ender’s Game that I recognized the embrace of mysticism… Continue Reading →

Module Four’s readings delve into the concepts of artificial intelligence and artificial life forms. The texts raise questions about the responsibilities inherent in the creation of life, the ways humans can structure and control a society that relies on androids,… Continue Reading →

Module Three’s readings explore humans’ ideas about the essential components by which a living being is deemed ‘human,’ and how these conceptions shape humans’ interactions with other living beings. The readings throw into sharp relief the human compulsion to label… Continue Reading →

Module Two’s readings are connected by themes of space exploration and interplanetary/intergalactic colonization. The readings explore some ways in which human nature plays out in the hostile, uncaring environments people endure as they travel through space and explore unfamiliar planets…. Continue Reading →