Academic Programme: Speculating on Beginnings
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Xia Zijian, Gao Weiming, Tapani N. Joelsson
Xia Zijian: The Beginning of Beginning – A Constructivist Approach to the 'Late Qing Origins' of Chinese Science Fiction
Gao Weiming: Imagining the Beginning of Modern China – Alternative History of Chinese Modernity in Chinese Web Fiction
Tapani N. Joelsson: Roots of Science Fiction Fandom in Finland
Miljöön suunnittelu kirjoittamisen lähtökohtana
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Samuli Antila, Mia Myllymäki, Katri Alatalo, Venla Lintunen
Mikä on miljöön merkitys korkeafantasiassa, historiasta ammentavassa kauhussa tai täysin realistisessa olemassaolevaan paikkaan sijoittuvassa tarinassa? Erilaisten miljöiden kirjoittamista vertailemassa Samuli Antila, Mia Myllymäki, Katri Alatalo ja Venla Lintunen.
Academic Programme: Technological Beginnings
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Eero Suoranta, Tiina Männistö-Funk
Eero Suoranta: Not Just "Science Fiction Realism" – Chen Qiufan’s Waste Tide as a
Technonaturalist Novel
Tiina Männistö-Funk: You Are at the Beginning of Your Journey – How Speculative Fiction
Could Help Us Imagine Better Mobility Futures
Academic Programme: Multimodal and Linguistic Beginnings
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Reeta E. Kangas, Oskari Rantala, Jenniliisa Salminen
Reeta E. Kangas: From Hedonist to Hero – The Origin Story of the Russian Superhero Friar
Oskari Rantala: Medium-Specific Narrative Strategies and Medial Self-Awareness in the
Comics of Alan Moore
Jenniliisa Salminen: Back to the Beginnings – Translating Irrealia Back to the "Original"
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