Friday, November 17, 2017

Workshop on Tuesday, Nov. 28th at 7pm for the National Conference on Undergraduate Research 2018

Join SWOSU faculty and students for this informative workshop about the upcoming National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) being held at the University of Central Oklahoma from April 4-7, 2018.

The SWOSU NCUR workshop will be on Tuesday, Nov. 28th at 7:00PM in the Al Harris Library Instruction Room (2nd floor). The SWOSU workshop will cover
  • how to write an abstract,
  • design a research poster,
  • and present like a pro!
Why should I present at NCUR 2018?
  • It's a great opportunity to network at a national level
  • Present and promote your research passions
  • Learn about new fields
  • Explore career options
  • It's a road trip to UCO!
The deadline to submit a NCUR abstract is December 5th, 2017.

For more information contact
  • Frederic Murray: frederic.murray@swosu.edu
  • Erin Ridgeway: erin.ridgeway@swosu.edu
  • Taylor Verkler: taylor.verkler@swosu.edu

Monday, November 06, 2017

International Science Fiction

Because the stories of science fiction are set in the greatest extremes of both place and time, the genre is able to present themes and symbols common to all humanity without the trappings of any particular culture to hinder understanding.  That ability to bridge cultural gaps is one reason that science fiction attracts a diverse set of storytellers, as well as having exploded in popularity internationally in the last few decades.

A new display at the Al Harris Library highlights some of the best science fiction authors from diverse cultures and languages.

One is Octavia E. Butler, the first science-fiction writer to win the MacArthur award, who believed that her existence as an African-American woman “equipped her spectacularly well to portray life in hostile dystopias where the odds of survival can be almost insurmountable,” according her obituary in The New York Times.

 Also featured are authors from around the world, such as Cixin Liu, perhaps China’s most popular science fiction author, and Carlos Ruiz Zafón, a Spanish author who writes both young adult and adult science fiction.

Science fiction’s popularity has ensured that works such as these are translated into several languages in order to reach the international audience hungry to experience places and times that don’t exist – yet.