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When Science Fiction and Fantasy Envisions Life Beyond Capitalism

A syllabus of SFF novels that imagine different ways of living

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Lincoln Michel
Feb 23, 2022
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In 2014, the legend Ursula K. Le Guin was given a Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters by the National Book Foundation and delivered what I’ve heard (accurately) described as a barn burner of a speech. Perhaps the most memorable part was her call for imaginative literature that envisions other ways of living:

Hard times are coming, w…

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