DECODINGSSociety for Literature, Science, and the Arts Newsletter March 2026, Vol. 32, No. 2 * University of São Paulo Graduate Course*SLSA 2026 RATIO ETHICA: University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil*SLSA/4S 2026 Toronto, Canada*SLSA Membership: Join/Renew*Elections: 2nd VP, Member-at-large*New Book Series: Proximities: Experiments in Nearness*Call for Volunteer Ombudspersons*Policies:Respectful Behavior and Freedom of Speech*Social Media & Website Redesign*AnthropoScene Book Series*Configurations Book Reviews*SLSA Continue Reading »
SLSA is pleased to host a series of integrated streams with the Society for Social Studies of Science (4S) in Toronto from October 8-10, 2026. https://www.4sonline.org/about_the_conference_toronto.php . This partnership with 4S, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary in Toronto, is designed to generate new synergies, collaborations, and solidarity. The 4S conference theme is Technopower • Technoscientific Futures; Continue Reading »
I am writing to announce the recent publication of my new book, Science Fiction and the Modern World: The Emergence of a Genre in a Revolutionary Age (Liverpool University Press, 2026). This book considers the emergence of science fiction in the nineteenth century, but, rather than adding yet another genre history to a field that abounds with Continue Reading »
The Ecstasy of Reproduction Postmodernity and Its Contemporaneity Alberto Castelli Argues that we are still firmly within postmodernity, not beyond it, and that contemporary culture is defined less by creation than by reproduction—an age where originality has vanished, history is dissolving, and hyperreality feels more real than reality itself The Ecstasy of Reproduction strives to address Continue Reading »
The Organism Is a Theory is an intriguing synthesis of decades of interdisciplinary research by eminent mathematician and biological scientist Giuseppe Longo. A unique collaboration between Longo and philosopher of technology Adam Nocek, the volume confronts foundational issues in the history of mathematics, computer science, physics, and theoretical biology. Challenging conventional approaches that apply computational and Continue Reading »
SLSA 2026, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, August 25-29, 2026RATIO ETHICA: Toward Epistemic Justice Venues: University of São Paulo (USP), Butantã Campus (FFLCH–USP, Milton Santos Auditorium, Brasiliana Library, Japanese Culture House, among other places) USP Organizers: Prof. Dr. Paulo Farah, Prof. Dr. Artur Matuck, Profa. Dra. Neusa Maria de Andrade.With the support of the Graduate Program in Continue Reading »
Imagination, Annotated, a book series published by the MIT Press and edited by a team from Arizona State University, is seeking proposals for new volumes. The series features speculative fiction texts from the 19th and 20th centuries that envision possible futures, each annotated by a diverse group of experts, scholars, and practitioners. It aims to Continue Reading »
Technocreep and the Politics of Things Not Seen Editors: Neda Atanasoski, Nassim Parvin Contributors: K. E. Bennett, Iván Chaar López, Sushmita Chatterjee, Hayri Dortdivanlioglu, Jacob Hagelberg, Sanaz Haghani, Jennifer A. Hamilton, Antonia Hernández, Marjan Khatibi, Tamara Kneese, Erin McElroy, Vernelle Noel, Jessica Olivares, Beth Semel, Renee Shelby, Tanja Wiehn SubjectsScience and Technology Studies > Feminist Science Studies, Cultural Studies > Surveillance Studies, Critical Ethnic Studies New and emerging technologies, especially ones that infiltrate intimate spaces, relations, homes, and bodies, Continue Reading »
Our Radioactive Neighbors Collaborative Imagination, Community Futures, and Nuclear Siting Practices How might living next door to nuclear waste shape a community’s future? The United States and other countries around the world are seeking long-term solutions for the spent fuel produced by nuclear power plants. In the process, neighboring communities are being asked to consider Continue Reading »
Rhetorical Ecologies Editors: Sidney I. Dobrin and Madison Jones Format: EPUB+ZIP Publication Date: September 2024 Rhetorical Ecologies invites you on a transformative journey through the history of writing and rhetoric studies’ adoption of ecology, situating this history in rich discussions about: Rather than attempting to outline a complete map of rhetorical ecologies as a unified concept, this book and its contributors Continue Reading »
