Writing Beyond the End of History
\nSci-fi and fantasy are imaginative genres that can show us new, impossible worlds. Sometimes, they offer us escape from our dreary lives. But there\u2019s one thing contemporary SFF can\u2019t seem to escape. As Mark Fisher once said, \u201cIt\u2019s easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism.
\n\u201d In this episode of Rite Gud, Simon McNeil joins us to talk about writing beyond the end of history.
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\nGothic Anti-Realism: Art for the Unsatisfied
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\nThe Problem with the Middle
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\nThe Problem of Neoliberal Realism in Contemporary Fiction
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\nFrancis Fukuyama Postpones the End of History
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\nThe End of History revisited
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\nMachinic Unconscious Happy Hour
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\nMurasaki Shikibu and The Tale of Genji
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\nAbout Rite Gud: Raquel S. Benedict is an author, appearing in Fantasy and Science Fiction and Gardner Dozois’ The Very Best of the Best: 35 Years of The Year’s Best Science Fiction.\xa0Matt Keeley, founder of Kittysneezes, is producing\xa0Rite Gud for KS Media, LLC.\xa0Rite Gud is a Kittysneezes production. If you have questions, comments and concerns, email ritegud – at – kittysneezes – dot – com.\xa0Rite Gud is also on Patreon, at patreon.com/ritegud. Patrons receive access to the official Kittysneezes Discord, exclusive episodes and more.\xa0
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