SFRA Pioneer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 10 (1999) Winner
Carl Freedman
かる・ふりーどまん
Kāru Furīdoman
Aliases:
Carl Howard Freedman
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1951-01-01 （North Carolina, U.S.）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- North Carolina → Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Literary theorist, Professor of English literature
- Active Years
- 1988-2024
- Affiliations
- Louisiana State University
- Influenced By
- Darko Suvin
- Influenced
- Philip K. Dick scholars
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | — | English | BA | — | United States |
| Oxford University | — | English | BA | — | United Kingdom |
| Yale University | — | Comparative Literature | PhD | — | United States |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
English
Degree:
BA
Country:
United States
BA in English
Oxford University
English
Degree:
BA
Country:
United Kingdom
BA in English
Yale University
Comparative Literature
Degree:
PhD
Country:
United States
PhD
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Pioneer Award | Kubrick's 2001 and the Possibility of a Science-Fiction Cinema | — | Science Fiction Research Association | 受賞 |
| 2018 | Pilgrim Award | — | — | Science Fiction Research Association | 生涯功労賞 |
Pioneer Award
1999
Work:
Kubrick's 2001 and the Possibility of a Science-Fiction Cinema
Organization:
Science Fiction Research Association
Result:
受賞
Pilgrim Award
2018
Organization:
Science Fiction Research Association
Result:
生涯功労賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Critical Theory and Science Fiction
2000 Literary Criticism · Science Fiction StudiesExamines the analytical potential of science fiction, placing it above other genres for historical concreteness and rigorous self-reflectiveness.
Cognitive EstrangementMarxismUtopia
Bibliography
- George Orwell: A Study in Ideology and Literary Form (1988)
- Critical Theory and Science Fiction (2000)
- The Incomplete Projects: Marxism, Modernity, and the Politics of Culture (2002)
- The Age of Nixon: A Study in Cultural Power (2012)
- Versions of Hollywood Crime Cinema: Studies in Ford, Wilder, Coppola, Scorsese, and Others (2013)
- Art and Idea in the Novels of China Miéville (2015)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Marxist approachAcademic analysis
- Recurring Motifs
- Cognitive estrangementParanoiaUtopian science fiction
Legacy
Recognized with the Pilgrim Award for lifetime contribution to science fiction and fantasy scholarship. Known for work on Philip K. Dick, China Miéville, and others.