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Articles on Philip K Dick

December 11, 2019

It could be time to start thinking about a cybernetic Bill of Rights

Mike Ryder, Lancaster University

At the heart of the debate is that most fundamental question: what does it mean to be human?

April 10, 2018

James Burton, Goldsmiths, University of London

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? is not just a story about realistic robots.

October 6, 2017

Victoria Lorrimar, University of Oxford and Michael Burdett, University of Oxford

Science fiction prepares us to deal with certain technologies as they arise in the real world.

October 5, 2017

James Peacock, Keele University

Author’s dystopian visions have inspired some of the most popular sci-fi movies of all time.

July 27, 2016

James Sey, University of Johannesburg

Ridley Scott’s ‘Blade Runner’ has transcended its sci-fi/hardboiled noir detective thriller formula to spawn a dedicated cult following.

James Sey
Research Associate, Research Centre, Faculty of Fine Art, Design and Architecture, University of Johannesburg
James Peacock
Senior Lecturer in English and American Literatures, Keele University
Mike Ryder
Lecturer in Marketing, Lancaster University
Victoria Lorrimar
Lecturer in Systematic Theology, University of Oxford
Michael Burdett
Research Fellow in Religion, Science and Technology, University of Oxford
James Burton
Lecturer in Cultural Studies and Cultural History, Goldsmiths, University of London