Jeffrey Allen Tucker
Biographic Data
| ID | 3940583 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jeffrey Allen Tucker |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jeffrey Allen |
| FAMILY NAME | Tucker |
| SIGNATURE | TUCKER J A |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2763-0355 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Necessity of Models, of Alternatives
This essay starts with two questions: how does one define science fiction, and what difference does race makes to science fiction? Posing these questions together suggests that they are related and provides an opportunity to consider Stars in My Pocket like Grains of Sand (1984) and its author, Samuel R. Delany, who writes from a variety of subject positions: African American, gay, feminist, and more. Delany's work demonstrates how science fictio…
'The Human Contradiction'
In Octavia E. Butler's "Xenogenesis trilogy" (1987-89) aliens seek to interbreed with the survivors of a nuclear war to remove a conflict between humanity's genetic traits: intelligence and hierarchical thinking. Extant criticism shows "Xenogenesis" contributing to debates about race and identity politics. Race does not evaporate upon contact with an extraterrestrial intelligence; rather, race persists not in a sense that makes "Xenogenesis" a ne…
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'The Human Contradiction'
In Octavia E. Butler's "Xenogenesis trilogy" (1987-89) aliens seek to interbreed with the survivors of a nuclear war to remove a conflict between humanity's genetic traits: intelligence and hierarchical thinking. Extant criticism shows "Xenogenesis" contributing to debates about race and identity politics. Race does not evaporate upon contact with an extraterrestrial intelligence; rather, race persists not in a sense that makes "Xenogenesis" a ne…
The Necessity of Models, of Alternatives
This essay starts with two questions: how does one define science fiction, and what difference does race makes to science fiction? Posing these questions together suggests that they are related and provides an opportunity to consider Stars in My Pocket like Grains of Sand (1984) and its author, Samuel R. Delany, who writes from a variety of subject positions: African American, gay, feminist, and more. Delany's work demonstrates how science fictio…
Aesthetics (2 works) · Art (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Identity (music) (2 works) · Literature (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Race (biology) (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Utopian, Dystopian, and Speculative Fiction (2 works)