Animals and Science Fiction

“Animals and Science Fiction addresses a rather glaring gap in SF scholarship. ... It is a collection with palpable enthusiasm and propulsion, relaunching a crucial question, and it Mill prove useful to any scholar working on the subject.” (M.E. Boothby, Fafnir – Nordic Journal of Science Fiction and Fantasy Research, Vol. 12 (1), 2025)

Nora Castle  is an IAS Early Career Fellow at the University of Warwick. She recently completed her PhD, entitled, “Food Futures: Food, Foodways, and Environmental Crisis in Contemporary Science Fiction,” which explored the future of food in/as science fiction through meat, plants, kitchens, and farms as thematic streams. 

Giulia Champion  is a Research Fellow (Anniversary Fellowship) at the University of Southampton. Her project investigates different communities’ engagement with and representations of the seabed through culture, science communication and international policy. It interrogates how these may influence marine governance, multispecies relations and Environmental and Ocean Justice.