Damon Knight's guest of honor address, AggieCon IX, 1978.
Damon Knight reminisces about the science fiction scene and publishing industry in the 1930s and 1950s, and compares it with the present. He criticizes the state of science fiction with its incorporation of potentially threatening ideas from recent radical movements. Placing science fiction in histo...
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| Format: | Conference Proceeding Cassette Audio Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | Damon Knight reminisces about the science fiction scene and publishing industry in the 1930s and 1950s, and compares it with the present. He criticizes the state of science fiction with its incorporation of potentially threatening ideas from recent radical movements. Placing science fiction in historical context, he calls for a return to the skepticism that characterized the genre in the 1950s. |
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| Item Description: | Title from the container. Sound recording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 sound cassette (30 min.) : analog. |