Anna McFarlane
@mariettarosetta.bsky.social
Lecturer in Fantasy Literature at Glasgow Uni. Working on speculative fiction, representations of reproduction, medical humanities. Series editor Palgrave SFF: A New Canon. Twin Peaks/Blindboy obsessive.
https://glasgow.academia.edu/AnnaMcFarlane
https://glasgow.academia.edu/AnnaMcFarlane
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[To pin] You can find my article on 'Reproductive Loss in the Anthropocene' here, where I read Paul McAuley's Austral and think about #miscarriage - or find it on my academia.edu page (link in bio).
muse.jhu.edu/article/900282
muse.jhu.edu/article/900282
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NEW PODCAST!
Episode 2x2: ReproFutures w/guest Dr Anna McFarlane (aka @mariettarosetta.bsky.social)
womenmakesciencefiction.org/podcast/
Episode 2x2: ReproFutures w/guest Dr Anna McFarlane (aka @mariettarosetta.bsky.social)
womenmakesciencefiction.org/podcast/
November 3, 2025 at 3:47 PM
NEW PODCAST!
Episode 2x2: ReproFutures w/guest Dr Anna McFarlane (aka @mariettarosetta.bsky.social)
womenmakesciencefiction.org/podcast/
Episode 2x2: ReproFutures w/guest Dr Anna McFarlane (aka @mariettarosetta.bsky.social)
womenmakesciencefiction.org/podcast/
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All new episodes hosted by Lyle Skains and @amycchambers.bsky.social, our second episode features guest Anna [email protected]
September 3, 2025 at 4:06 PM
All new episodes hosted by Lyle Skains and @amycchambers.bsky.social, our second episode features guest Anna [email protected]
The talk I gave yesterday for the Literature and Science forum is now live on YouTube. I talk about Boots Riley's I'm A Virgo, the Edinburgh Companion to Science Fiction and the Medical Humanities, and @lancasteruni.bsky.social's Future of Human Reproduction project: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtAJ...
Science Fiction Techno-Futures and the Medical Humanities (Dr Anna McFarlane, University of Glasgow)
YouTube video by Literature and Science
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July 3, 2025 at 10:56 AM
The talk I gave yesterday for the Literature and Science forum is now live on YouTube. I talk about Boots Riley's I'm A Virgo, the Edinburgh Companion to Science Fiction and the Medical Humanities, and @lancasteruni.bsky.social's Future of Human Reproduction project: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtAJ...
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That sounds fascinating! The intersection of sci-fi and medical humanities can offer profound insights. As Arthur C. Clarke said, "The only way to discover the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible." 🪐
I'm going to be speaking online on the topic of 'Science Fiction Techno-Futures and the Medical Humanities' for the Literature and Science Forum on Wed 2nd July, 5pm BST: literaturesa.co.uk/about-us
Literaturesa
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June 30, 2025 at 12:00 PM
That sounds fascinating! The intersection of sci-fi and medical humanities can offer profound insights. As Arthur C. Clarke said, "The only way to discover the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible." 🪐
I'm going to be speaking online on the topic of 'Science Fiction Techno-Futures and the Medical Humanities' for the Literature and Science Forum on Wed 2nd July, 5pm BST: literaturesa.co.uk/about-us
Literaturesa
literaturesa.co.uk
June 30, 2025 at 11:38 AM
I'm going to be speaking online on the topic of 'Science Fiction Techno-Futures and the Medical Humanities' for the Literature and Science Forum on Wed 2nd July, 5pm BST: literaturesa.co.uk/about-us
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Oh hey, since I was talking about cyberpunk earlier, I'm currently reading Cyperpunk Culture and Psychology: Seeing Through the Mirrorshades, by @mariettarosetta.bsky.social, and it's quite good. Insightful, fresh, and super readable, especially for a serious academic text. Do recommend.
May 22, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Oh hey, since I was talking about cyberpunk earlier, I'm currently reading Cyperpunk Culture and Psychology: Seeing Through the Mirrorshades, by @mariettarosetta.bsky.social, and it's quite good. Insightful, fresh, and super readable, especially for a serious academic text. Do recommend.
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Just noticed that the event I chaired a little while ago with Donna Haraway, @mariettarosetta.bsky.social and Temi Oh for the @britishacademy.bsky.social about suspicious minds, trust and science fiction is now on youtube. youtu.be/mW2EZBgxzn0?...
Suspicious Minds: trust and mistrust in sci-fi narratives
YouTube video by The British Academy
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May 16, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Just noticed that the event I chaired a little while ago with Donna Haraway, @mariettarosetta.bsky.social and Temi Oh for the @britishacademy.bsky.social about suspicious minds, trust and science fiction is now on youtube. youtu.be/mW2EZBgxzn0?...
I'm honoured to be taking part in the annual @uofgfantasy.bsky.social conference, @gifcon.bsky.social, with a keynote on queer pregnancy in fantastika. It's completely online next week, registration is still open #medicalhumanities #sciencefiction #cfp
fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk/index.php/20...
fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk/index.php/20...
GIFCon 2025: Queering the Fantastic – Programme – Centre for Fantasy and the Fantastic
fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk
May 2, 2025 at 9:29 AM
I'm honoured to be taking part in the annual @uofgfantasy.bsky.social conference, @gifcon.bsky.social, with a keynote on queer pregnancy in fantastika. It's completely online next week, registration is still open #medicalhumanities #sciencefiction #cfp
fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk/index.php/20...
fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk/index.php/20...
@effjayem.bsky.social This is The Edinburgh Companion to Science Fiction and the Medical Humanities that we were discussing, in case you're interested! edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-the-edi...
The Edinburgh Companion to Science Fiction and the Medical Humanities
The Edinburgh Companion to Science Fiction and the Medical Humanities
edinburghuniversitypress.com
April 3, 2025 at 10:36 AM
@effjayem.bsky.social This is The Edinburgh Companion to Science Fiction and the Medical Humanities that we were discussing, in case you're interested! edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-the-edi...
I just received my copy of The Edinburgh Companion to Science Fiction and the Medical Humanities, feat. a lengthy introduction my @drgavinmiller.bsky.social and I, and a chapter on pregnancy from me. #medicalhumanities #sf #sciencefiction #disabilitystudies
March 25, 2025 at 7:59 AM
I just received my copy of The Edinburgh Companion to Science Fiction and the Medical Humanities, feat. a lengthy introduction my @drgavinmiller.bsky.social and I, and a chapter on pregnancy from me. #medicalhumanities #sf #sciencefiction #disabilitystudies
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Such an absolute privilege to chair this evening's event at @britishacademy.bsky.social with an amazing panel comprised of Donna Haraway, @mariettarosetta.bsky.social and Temi Oh, we talked about body horror, [traumatic] pregnancy, climate change, AI, translation, empathy and so much more.
March 6, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Such an absolute privilege to chair this evening's event at @britishacademy.bsky.social with an amazing panel comprised of Donna Haraway, @mariettarosetta.bsky.social and Temi Oh, we talked about body horror, [traumatic] pregnancy, climate change, AI, translation, empathy and so much more.
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Just a reminder that on Thursday I'll be hosting one of these events for @britishacademy.bsky.social - a discussion with THE Donna Haraway, THE @mariettarosetta.bsky.social and THE Temi Oh. In person tickets are sold out but you can still join online. www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/the-a...
March 1, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Just a reminder that on Thursday I'll be hosting one of these events for @britishacademy.bsky.social - a discussion with THE Donna Haraway, THE @mariettarosetta.bsky.social and THE Temi Oh. In person tickets are sold out but you can still join online. www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/the-a...
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Donna Haraway AND the fabulous @mariettarosetta.bsky.social talking SF and dystopia? This is going to be fantastic! @britishacademy.bsky.social
January 14, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Donna Haraway AND the fabulous @mariettarosetta.bsky.social talking SF and dystopia? This is going to be fantastic! @britishacademy.bsky.social
I'll be in London on March 6th talking with Prof Donna Haraway about #sciencefiction and trust, chaired by @grmorgan.bsky.social. Tickets irl/online and free @britishacademy.bsky.social #risk #uncertainty
January 10, 2025 at 4:48 PM
I'll be in London on March 6th talking with Prof Donna Haraway about #sciencefiction and trust, chaired by @grmorgan.bsky.social. Tickets irl/online and free @britishacademy.bsky.social #risk #uncertainty
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NBCC member @casella.bsky.social talked to cyberpunk scholar @mariettarosetta.bsky.social about Adam Roberts' novel "The This" for the podcast @mealofthorns.bsky.social:
A Meal of Thorns 13 – THE THIS with Anna McFarlane
Podcasts, reviews, interviews, essays, and more at the Ancillary Review of Books.Please consider supporting ARB’s Patreon!Credits:Guest: Anna McFarlaneTitle: The This by Adam RobertsHost: Jake Case…
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January 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
NBCC member @casella.bsky.social talked to cyberpunk scholar @mariettarosetta.bsky.social about Adam Roberts' novel "The This" for the podcast @mealofthorns.bsky.social:
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Had loads of fun talking about Adam Robert's zingy, zippy THE THIS with cyberpunk scholar @mariettarosetta.bsky.social. The most "SF is a way to talk about technology & the human condition" I've read in a long time; immensely funny, cleverer than I am.
ancillaryreviewofbooks.org/2024/12/16/a...
ancillaryreviewofbooks.org/2024/12/16/a...
A Meal of Thorns 13 – THE THIS with Anna McFarlane
Podcasts, reviews, interviews, essays, and more at the Ancillary Review of Books.Please consider supporting ARB’s Patreon!Credits:Guest: Anna McFarlaneTitle: The This by Adam RobertsHost: Jake Case…
ancillaryreviewofbooks.org
December 27, 2024 at 10:35 PM
Had loads of fun talking about Adam Robert's zingy, zippy THE THIS with cyberpunk scholar @mariettarosetta.bsky.social. The most "SF is a way to talk about technology & the human condition" I've read in a long time; immensely funny, cleverer than I am.
ancillaryreviewofbooks.org/2024/12/16/a...
ancillaryreviewofbooks.org/2024/12/16/a...
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THE THIS is a tremendously fun & clever novel, building on a lot of cyberpunk & SF ideas—I really enjoyed this talk with @mariettarosetta.bsky.social, digging into social media, loneliness, & much besides.
Cyberpunk and the long conversation of SF, "Nabokov in the walls", and hard-hitting questions like "is social media maybe slightly bad, actually": @mariettarosetta.bsky.social is on the pod to talk about Adam Roberts' novel THE THIS!
ancillaryreviewofbooks.org/2024/12/16/a...
ancillaryreviewofbooks.org/2024/12/16/a...
A Meal of Thorns 13 – THE THIS with Anna McFarlane
Podcasts, reviews, interviews, essays, and more at the Ancillary Review of Books.Please consider supporting ARB’s Patreon!Credits:Guest: Anna McFarlaneTitle: The This by Adam RobertsHost: Jake Case…
ancillaryreviewofbooks.org
December 16, 2024 at 6:23 PM
THE THIS is a tremendously fun & clever novel, building on a lot of cyberpunk & SF ideas—I really enjoyed this talk with @mariettarosetta.bsky.social, digging into social media, loneliness, & much besides.
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Cyberpunk and the long conversation of SF, "Nabokov in the walls", and hard-hitting questions like "is social media maybe slightly bad, actually": @mariettarosetta.bsky.social is on the pod to talk about Adam Roberts' novel THE THIS!
ancillaryreviewofbooks.org/2024/12/16/a...
ancillaryreviewofbooks.org/2024/12/16/a...
A Meal of Thorns 13 – THE THIS with Anna McFarlane
Podcasts, reviews, interviews, essays, and more at the Ancillary Review of Books.Please consider supporting ARB’s Patreon!Credits:Guest: Anna McFarlaneTitle: The This by Adam RobertsHost: Jake Case…
ancillaryreviewofbooks.org
December 16, 2024 at 2:52 PM
Cyberpunk and the long conversation of SF, "Nabokov in the walls", and hard-hitting questions like "is social media maybe slightly bad, actually": @mariettarosetta.bsky.social is on the pod to talk about Adam Roberts' novel THE THIS!
ancillaryreviewofbooks.org/2024/12/16/a...
ancillaryreviewofbooks.org/2024/12/16/a...
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Also, if you've been enjoying A Meal of Thorns, you can take a look at our upcoming episodes to read along! Got some real good ones coming up: @thelitcritguy.bsky.social on MELMOTH & @mariettarosetta.bsky.social on THE THIS are next, with more in the pipe:
ancillaryreviewofbooks.org/amealofthorns/
ancillaryreviewofbooks.org/amealofthorns/
Podcast
Latest Episode: About the Podcast: A Meal of Thorns is a critical book club hosted by Jake Casella Brookins. Each episode, we’ll be looking closely at works of speculative fiction, thinking a…
ancillaryreviewofbooks.org
November 25, 2024 at 9:11 PM
Also, if you've been enjoying A Meal of Thorns, you can take a look at our upcoming episodes to read along! Got some real good ones coming up: @thelitcritguy.bsky.social on MELMOTH & @mariettarosetta.bsky.social on THE THIS are next, with more in the pipe:
ancillaryreviewofbooks.org/amealofthorns/
ancillaryreviewofbooks.org/amealofthorns/
@plug103.bsky.social Hey Derek, this is the Lud-in-the-Mist blog I was telling you about, hopefully interesting for you! thecityoflostbooks.glasgow.ac.uk/hope-mirrlee...
Hope Mirrlees’s Lud-in-the Mist as Fantastic History
[I wrote this piece for a Festschrift for Peter Conrad. I’m sure he won’t mind me posting it here, with affectionate thanks for the inspiration he’s given me down the years.] I’d …
thecityoflostbooks.glasgow.ac.uk
November 21, 2024 at 9:45 PM
@plug103.bsky.social Hey Derek, this is the Lud-in-the-Mist blog I was telling you about, hopefully interesting for you! thecityoflostbooks.glasgow.ac.uk/hope-mirrlee...
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November 21, 2024 at 6:52 PM
@curlywurlyyoung.bsky.social Welcome Laura! Hope you have fun here ☺️
November 19, 2024 at 6:42 AM
@curlywurlyyoung.bsky.social Welcome Laura! Hope you have fun here ☺️
London-based people: I won't make it to this, but I have an article in this special journal issue on 'Visceral Bodies' from Studies in the Maternal which is launching on Tuesday (26th): www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/launch-vis...
#miscarriage #sciencefiction #abortion #omphalocele #medicalhumanities #cnf
#miscarriage #sciencefiction #abortion #omphalocele #medicalhumanities #cnf
Launch: Visceral Bodies Special Issue of Studies in the Maternal Journal
Join us to celebrate (with drinks, nibbles, poetry and readings!) the launch of our Visceral Bodies Special Issue of Studies in the Maternal
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November 18, 2024 at 12:58 PM
London-based people: I won't make it to this, but I have an article in this special journal issue on 'Visceral Bodies' from Studies in the Maternal which is launching on Tuesday (26th): www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/launch-vis...
#miscarriage #sciencefiction #abortion #omphalocele #medicalhumanities #cnf
#miscarriage #sciencefiction #abortion #omphalocele #medicalhumanities #cnf
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I knew this was going to be a dark year, which is why I started writing 'The Resistance', my column for Vector, the journal of the British Science Fiction Association. The idea is to show SFF as a practical & conceptual resource for resistance. Here, I focus on relationship between #SF & #Modernism.
The Resistance
By Nick Hubble It might seem rather strange to start writing a column for Vector focusing on sf as a fiction of practical resistance to capitalist realism and oppression in a special issue on sf a…
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November 16, 2024 at 10:57 AM
I knew this was going to be a dark year, which is why I started writing 'The Resistance', my column for Vector, the journal of the British Science Fiction Association. The idea is to show SFF as a practical & conceptual resource for resistance. Here, I focus on relationship between #SF & #Modernism.
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Danish Marxism is now more popular than the Frankfurt school
November 17, 2024 at 8:33 AM
Danish Marxism is now more popular than the Frankfurt school