An essay I wrote a few years ago that has emerged from behind its paywall . . .Let's hear it for Science Fiction Studies!
http://www.depauw.edu/sfs/review_essays/collins109.htm
http://www.depauw.edu/sfs/review_essays/collins109.htm
Occasional posts on anthropologically interesting science fiction, anthropological futures and my own future as an anthropologist.
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