Stars and Swords: Footnoting Genre Fiction

This week, we begin our unit on influential science fiction with the first part of William Gibson's novel Neuromancer. Where does cyberpunk come from? How does Gibson complicate the mind-body problem? How do we know what's cool?

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Alastair Stephens

What is Stars and Swords: Footnoting Genre Fiction?

Stars and Swords is a weekly podcast dedicated to the exploration, analysis and celebration of genre fiction.