Annual Sturgeon Symposium
The Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction is excited to announce our 3rd Annual Sturgeon Symposium, "Stars in Our Pockets: Celebrating Samuel R. Delany," to be held Oct 24-25, 2024. The Symposium will feature Noël Sturgeon's presentation of the Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award for best science fiction short story and a reading from this year's winner. We are also delighted that Delany has accepted our invitation to attend.
Sponsors
We are grateful for contributions by these generous sponsors for our 2023 symposium.
- Cindy Reiss-Clark
- KU Office of Research
- The Hall Center for the Humanities
and the following Departments, Programs, and Centers:
- English
- Emily Taylor Center for Women & Gender Equity
- Jewish Studies
- Slavic, German, and Eurasian Studies
- SciFlix, Edwards Campus
- Spencer Museum of Art
- Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS)
2022 Symposium Videos
Visit the links below to watch video from our 2022 Sturgeon Symposium.
"Teaching SF in the Current Age" (Vimeo)
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"The Current State of SF" (Vimeo)
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"Indigenous Writers of Speculative Fiction" Creative Writing Reading & Roundtable (CrowdCast)
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