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Alienweirdo · 23rd February 2007, 02:07 PM

Hello once again, I have returned with another topic.

My thesis is still going well, I have three chapters done and I received positive feedback from my tutors regarding my draft that I handed in last week. I’m doing my fourth and fifth chapter at the moment. For those who need reminding, my thesis title thus far is 'How the Real World Has Affected Mainstream Science Fiction'.

It’s a touchy subject, but I want to do my fifth chapter on Terrorism and the terrorist attacks/threats we currently face, and how it may affect Science Fiction. By that, I mean more or less the attitudes and events that have spawned since 9/11, and how more people are aware of Terrorism now then before even though the threat has always been there (such as the IRA bombings etc). I wanted to do this as a subject, as it is one of the (not necessarily THE) major subjects of today’s society, along with global warming and (at least in the UK) the NHS.

I know there have been films made about 9/11, but I wouldn’t classify them as Science fiction. The only definite Sci fi thing I’ve discovered is an Issue of Spider-man where it prominently features the 9/11 attacks. I was toying with the idea of mentioning Lost with regards to the character Sayid, who was once an Iraqi torturer.

Does anyone have any suggestions at what else I could look at? I intend to write at most 1600 words in this chapter.

Thanks again all!

23rd February 2007, 02:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
Alienweirdo Likes Comics and Pudding Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: UK: ENGLAND: Posts: 74	Terrorism in Sci fi - Thesis Question Help Appreciated! Hello once again, I have returned with another topic. My thesis is still going well, I have three chapters done and I received positive feedback from my tutors regarding my draft that I handed in last week. I’m doing my fourth and fifth chapter at the moment. For those who need reminding, my thesis title thus far is 'How the Real World Has Affected Mainstream Science Fiction'. It’s a touchy subject, but I want to do my fifth chapter on Terrorism and the terrorist attacks/threats we currently face, and how it may affect Science Fiction. By that, I mean more or less the attitudes and events that have spawned since 9/11, and how more people are aware of Terrorism now then before even though the threat has always been there (such as the IRA bombings etc). I wanted to do this as a subject, as it is one of the (not necessarily THE) major subjects of today’s society, along with global warming and (at least in the UK) the NHS. I know there have been films made about 9/11, but I wouldn’t classify them as Science fiction. The only definite Sci fi thing I’ve discovered is an Issue of Spider-man where it prominently features the 9/11 attacks. I was toying with the idea of mentioning Lost with regards to the character Sayid, who was once an Iraqi torturer. Does anyone have any suggestions at what else I could look at? I intend to write at most 1600 words in this chapter. Thanks again all!