Career Development
Professor Gutiérrez-Jones will present on the current fascination with suicide in contemporary science fiction works and the significance of suicidal crisis.
Carl Gutiérrez-Jones, Professor of English and Comparative Literature and Associate Vice Chancellor and Dean of Undergraduate Education at UCSB, will present "Science Fiction and Creative Self-Destruction" as part of the Library's Pacific Views: Library Speaker Series.
His recent work, "Suicide and Contemporary Science Fiction," highlights how contemporary science fiction is fascinated with suicide. This interest in creative self-destruction is seen in recent films (Looper, Inception, Prometheus), as well as a range of science fiction works (The Island of Doctor Moreau, Solaris, Ender's Game, Neuromancer, "Bloodchild," The Handmaid's Tale).
What does suicidal crisis mean in these recent works? Come to the lecture and learn about creative self-destruction within these science fiction works.
When: Tuesday, April 12, 4 p.m.
Where: UCSB Library's Pacific View Room (8th floor, Ocean Side)
This free event is co-sponsored by the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor