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Gautam Bhatia @gautambhatia88.bsky.social · 22h

How do Aussie Premier League fans survive? The Arsenal-Spurs game was at 3 30 AM Aus time. There was obviously no sleeping before that. Too much adrenaline after that. And then it was morning, and I hadn’t slept a wink ahead of a whole Monday of teaching. And you go through this every weekend???

Likhita @lipstickkrantikari.bsky.social · 1d

I love everything about this piece by @gautambhatia88.bsky.social, and bonus is also learning about the Alter Magazine. Read it on a bigger screen, if you're able.

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The Secret History of Indian Science Fiction.

Before Asimov, there was Rokeya.

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Gautam Bhatia @gautambhatia88.bsky.social · 1d

As always, remember to subscribe if you’d like this in your inbox fortnightly.

Gautam Bhatia @gautambhatia88.bsky.social · 1d

A bit late for the week - it was busy - but here’s the second November issue of Words for Worlds, the F-SF newsletter with an Indian slant.

gautambhatia.substack.com/p/words-for-...

feat. the secret history of Indian science fiction, reading (and loving) Stoner, Adrian Tchaikovsky, and more.

Gautam Bhatia @gautambhatia88.bsky.social · 1d

If you enjoyed this piece, then a quick note to say that I publish a free fortnightly newsletter called Words for Worlds, that covers, among other things, developments in the Indian SFF space: gautambhatia.substack.com

Words for Worlds | Gautam Bhatia | Substack

Science fiction and fantasy, with an Indian slant. Click to read Words for Worlds, by Gautam Bhatia, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.

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Gautam Bhatia @gautambhatia88.bsky.social · 1d

Good spot - it’s Melbourne’s botanical gardens but the flora is from Southern Africa.

Gautam Bhatia @gautambhatia88.bsky.social · 1d

Cc: @aptshadow.bsky.social

Gautam Bhatia @gautambhatia88.bsky.social · 1d

Wow!

Gautam Bhatia @gautambhatia88.bsky.social · 2d

💚💚💚

Eddie Clark @dreddieclark.bsky.social · 2d

32) The Sentence by Gautam Bhatia. Most SFF is both ignorant of, and incurious about, plausible speculation about the law. The solution seems to be: get an excellent constitutional law scholar to write a very good SFF book centring the law. This is the Indian edition; coming out more widely in 2027.

Eddie Clark @dreddieclark.bsky.social · 2d

32) The Sentence by Gautam Bhatia. Most SFF is both ignorant of, and incurious about, plausible speculation about the law. The solution seems to be: get an excellent constitutional law scholar to write a very good SFF book centring the law. This is the Indian edition; coming out more widely in 2027.

Gautam Bhatia @gautambhatia88.bsky.social · 2d

That is entirely the work of the Climate Studio at Alt Carbon India!

Gautam Bhatia @gautambhatia88.bsky.social · 2d

It’s just not talked about very much! Trying to change all that now.

Gautam Bhatia @gautambhatia88.bsky.social · 2d

The folks at Alter Mag have done a brilliant job with this, turning it into an interactive essay with some stunning 3D graphics. Give it a look. 👇🏼

Gautam Bhatia @gautambhatia88.bsky.social · 2d

Finally out into the world, the labour of many months. My long essay in the inaugural edition of the Alter Magazine on the pasts, presents, and futures of Indian science fiction.

“The Secret History of Indian Science Fiction” —

altermag.com/articles/the...

The Secret History of Indian Science Fiction.

Before Asimov, there was Rokeya.

altermag.com

Gautam Bhatia @gautambhatia88.bsky.social · 2d

Finally out into the world, the labour of many months. My long essay in the inaugural edition of the Alter Magazine on the pasts, presents, and futures of Indian science fiction.

“The Secret History of Indian Science Fiction” —

altermag.com/articles/the...

The Secret History of Indian Science Fiction.

Before Asimov, there was Rokeya.

altermag.com

Gautam Bhatia @gautambhatia88.bsky.social · 3d

Early weekend mornings in Melbourne.

Gautam Bhatia @gautambhatia88.bsky.social · 3d

Not a bad vista to face when teaching.

Gautam Bhatia @gautambhatia88.bsky.social · 4d

after so long…

Gautam Bhatia @gautambhatia88.bsky.social · 5d

This month, I’ve taught two seminars (one undergrad, one grad), in two different countries, using Star Trek’s The Measure of a Man as a springboard.

I know there are a *lot* of criticisms of this episode, but just as a starting point for thinking and conversation, it is *so* generative.

Gautam Bhatia @gautambhatia88.bsky.social · 6d

Got some cutting-edge technology to play Star Trek in today’s classroom seminar. 😬

Gautam Bhatia @gautambhatia88.bsky.social · 6d

Got some cutting-edge technology to play Star Trek in today’s classroom seminar. 😬

Gautam Bhatia @gautambhatia88.bsky.social · 7d

I hadn’t *planned* to read these two books together, but they’re turning out to be an excellently complementary pair.

Westland Books @westlandbooks.bsky.social · 7d

Gautam Bhatia (@gautambhatia88.bsky.social) talks to Moneycontrol about the scope of Indian SFF, Between Worlds and plans for the next volume of IF anthology.

Read here: www.moneycontrol.com/books/is-the...

Gautam Bhatia @gautambhatia88.bsky.social · 8d

Gandalf to Théoden after breaking the spell: “Breathe the free air again, my friend.”

Me to myself on landing in Melbourne: “Breathe the breathable air again, my friend.”

Gautam Bhatia @gautambhatia88.bsky.social · 8d

Spent the first leg of my Delhi-Melbourne flight with my throat feeling like someone was scraping it with nails, and my nasal cavity as if someone had spread tar over it. Just like all of last month.

When I land in MLB, I’ll take a moment, look at a blue sky, and *breathe* in the unpoisoned air.

Gautam Bhatia @gautambhatia88.bsky.social · 8d

This winter has been worse than most.

Gautam Bhatia @gautambhatia88.bsky.social · 8d

Spent the first leg of my Delhi-Melbourne flight with my throat feeling like someone was scraping it with nails, and my nasal cavity as if someone had spread tar over it. Just like all of last month.

When I land in MLB, I’ll take a moment, look at a blue sky, and *breathe* in the unpoisoned air.

Gautam Bhatia @gautambhatia88.bsky.social · 8d

Recently been re-reading Susan Marks’ A False Tree of Liberty. As a critical genealogy of human rights, it’s an unparalleled piece of work - should be read, taught, and debated a lot more!

The cover of Susan Marks’ A False Tree of Liberty.

Lorraine Wilson @rainewilson.bsky.social · 9d

New post up! This one on why publication days are both lovely and strange.

Please share, I'm still struggling to find my readers after shifting platforms 😬

www.patreon.com/posts/143052...

Book launches - survival, celebration and chocolate | Lorraine Wilson

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Gautam Bhatia @gautambhatia88.bsky.social · 9d

This very quickly went from space opera to body horror…

Gautam Bhatia @gautambhatia88.bsky.social · 11d

Started watching this. Has anyone else seen it? Thoughts?

The Netflix poster for the Korean show, The Silent Sea.

Gautam Bhatia @gautambhatia88.bsky.social · 9d

Sharing a recently-designed ten-session seminar course on comparative and critical (approaches to) human rights.

Comments and feedback welcome:

docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Comparative (and Critical) Human Rights

Comparative (and Critical) Human Rights Day 1: Morning Session: Human Rights – Theoretical Frameworks James Nickel and Adam Etinson, “Human Rights” (The Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy). Sandra ...

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Gautam Bhatia @gautambhatia88.bsky.social · 9d

What a fantastic piece on the modern culture industry.

‘Cultural products are more than ever a class of financialized assets, whose owners are even further removed from artmaking…’

“The Same Stream Twice” — www.nplusonemag.com/online-only/...

The Same Stream Twice | Rob Arcand

Two recent books, Liz Pelly’s Mood Machine and Andrew deWaard’s Derivative Media, explore the consequences of these technological intermediaries for the music, film, and television industries. While P...

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Linda D. Addison @nytebird45.bsky.social · 9d

FIYAH: SINNERS, SAINTS AND HAINTS is out downloadable PDF & EPUB format. I’m delighted my poem Bottling Up De Evil in this w/Audrey T. Williams, Danian Darrell Jerry, Dedren Snead, R. J. Joseph, Rob Cameron, Zig Zag Claybourne, Zin E. Rocklyn & other fantastic writers
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FIYAH: SINNERS, SAINTS AND HAINTS

FIYAH: SINNERS, SAINTS AND HAINTS is available in downloadable PDF and EPUB formats. Buying for someone else? Hit up the Gift Issue for transferable download codes. See the description below for co…

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