Alan N. Shapiro
media theory,
science fiction theory,
future design research
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Two Keynote Lectures in Turkey
On October 31, 2025, I was a keynote speaker at the conference on “Media and Communication” at the University of Sakarya, Turkey. On November 4, 2025, I was a keynote speaker at the conference on Turkish cinema at the same university.
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Alan N. Shapiro racconta “Star Trek” e “The Prisoner” (RAI4 Italian TV interviews)
Interviews on Italian TV (RAI4) about The Prisoner and Star Trek.
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Science Fiction Research Association (SFRA) Election
I am currently a candidate for President of the Science Fiction Research Association (SFRA). Anyone who wishes to discuss my candidacy with me is encouraged to contact me to engage in dialogue. You can write me an e-mail.
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My top 50 favorite films of all time
Escape From New York is number one.
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Two YouTube Videos About My Book
Aidan Knight made an amazing 90-minute video called “Hyperreality and the Death of God” that contains extensive quotations from my book. Ayesha Mubarki AIi made a 20-minute podcast about my book.
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Reply to a Critical Review of My Book
In his review of my book Decoding Digital Culture with Science Fiction: Hyper-Modernism, Hyperreality, and Posthumanism in the journal Science Fiction Studies (July 2025), Miguel Sebastián-Martín makes many disparaging claims that are factually incorrect.
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Reviews of Star Trek: Technologies of Disappearance
Here are excerpts from three reviews of my book “Star Trek: Technologies of Disappearance,” beginning with the long review-essay in Science Fiction Studies, and some other quotations and videos about the book.
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Prominente: Groß und Klein
Die Amerikaner träumen groß. Die größten Hamburger. Die größten Hot Dogs. Zum Mond und Mars. Der Football Super Bowl und die Baseball World Series. Die größten Prominenten. Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson, Madonna. Sie waren groß. Sie waren die Stars. Das waren die Prominente im Zeitalter der Massenmedien.
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Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg Ph.D. Diploma
I graduated from the University of Oldenburg with a Ph.D. in Artistic and Media Research, Faculty of Linguistics and Cultural Studies
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New York University Diploma
I graduated from New York University Arts & Sciences with a Master’s Degree in sociology
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Cornell B.A. Diploma
I graduated from Cornell University Arts and Science with a Bachelor of Arts Degree.
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MIT Transcript
I was accepted as an undergraduate at MIT at age 15. I attended the technology university for four semesters before transferring to Cornell University Arts and Sciences.
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Donna J. Haraway’s “A Manifesto for Cyborgs”
Donna Haraway’s text “A Manifesto for Cyborgs” was written in 1985, but it reads as if itwere written yesterday. A cyborg is a hybrid of living organism and machine. The cyborg is a person whose body has been supplemented by artificial components. The term is anacronym derived from “cybernetic organism.”
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Star Trek: Technologies of Disappearance, by Alan N. Shapiro
Does Star Trek’s worldview coincide with the unbridled high-tech enthusiasm of recent years? Or is there a tension between the show’s originality and the Borg-like assimilation of its creativity by the Star Trek industry? Focusing on the stories themselves, the author reveals the basic principles behind Star Trek that contest the ideology of mainstream technoscience.
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