The Center For Future Consciousness will hold a three-day wokshop about “SF: The Mythology of the Future” from September 19-21 in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
The full press release follows the jump.
C E N T E R F O R F U T U R E C O N S C I O U S N E S S
See reverse side for full schedule. Workshop includes Writing Session and Dialogue Group.
P R E S E N T S
Science Fiction
The Mythology of the Future
Science Fiction, in narrative form, speaks to the whole person:
Intellect, Imagination
Emotion and the Senses
For many people, Science Fiction has become a way of life: a way of creating and experiencing reality and the future.
Science Fiction is the Evolutionary Mythology of the Future.
Science fiction is the most visible and influential form of futurist thinking in contemporary popular culture.
This personally transformative 3-day workshop offers a sweeping, intellectually stimulating overview of science fiction, from ancient times to the consciousness-expanding visions of contemporary cosmic science fiction. Topics include: Science Fiction Literature and Cinema; Science Fiction Art; Science Fiction and the Evolution of Human Culture; and the Science Fiction Community and Way of Life.
Register at:
http://centerforfutureconsciousness.com/workshop_reg.htm
For information email:
Who Should Attend?
SF Novices & Enthusiasts
Educators
Futurists
Film and Art Enthusiasts
Psychologists
Readers & Writers of Literature
Anyone interested in science, art, history, philosophy, myth, religion, space exploration, technology, and all dimensions of the future.
Registration Fee: $395
Includes 3 Days:
Continental Breakfast
Lunch
Afternoon Snack
Evening Film Events
Holiday Inn Grand
Rapids Downtown
For special room rate reserve by 8/17/14 at 616-451-8731
www.higrdt.com/
Reserve your Spot! September 19-21, 2014
Why is Science Fiction so Popular?
Day One:
Introduction: Defining Science Fiction; Holistic Future Consciousness; The Cosmic Perspective;
Myth, Fantasy, & Science Fiction; Evolutionary Mythology
Early History: Pre-Modern Visions of the Future & the Fantastical; Utopias; Science, the Enlightenment, & Journeys into Space; Romanticism & the Gothic; Prometheus & Frankenstein;
The Double-Edged Sword of Science Fiction; Hope, Fear, & Wonder
The Nineteenth Century: Verne’s Extraordinary Voyages; Evolution & Entropy; Future War, Utopias, Androids, & Cosmic Mysticism; Science Fiction Graphics; Wells’ Evolutionary Visions
Early Twentieth Century: A Glowing Future; A Transforming Universe; The Amazing, Wondrous, & Astounding (Gernsback, Paul, and Campbell); Robots & Newts; Cinema (Méliès, Aelita, and Metropolis); Space Opera and Cosmic Evolution (Smith and Stapledon)
Afternoon Writing Workshop
Evening Dialogue Group and Movie Events
Day Two:
The Golden Age: Adventures in Space & Time; Writers of the Science Fiction Hall of Fame; Robots & Future History (Heinlein & Asimov); Comics; Dystopias & the Human Madness of the Golden Age; Metaphysics & Christian Science Fiction
The Silver Age: The Explosion of Science Fiction Cinema; The Fantastical Light of Alfred Bester;
Transcendence at the End of the World; Clarke’s Mythic Narratives; Star Trek as a Way of Life;
Human Evolution; Dick & the Questioning of Reality
The New Culture and the New Wave: Cultural Transformation & Science Fiction; The Erotic, Blasphemous, Dangerous, Psychedelic, & Catastrophic; Kubrick & Science Fiction Cinema;
The Emergence of Women Science Fiction Writers (LeGuin, Tiptree, and Atwood)
The 1980s: How Science Fiction Conquered the World; The Cinema (Star Wars, Brazil, and Bladerunner); The Science Fiction Community; The Culture & Metaphysics of Cyberpunk;
Wisdom and the Comedic
Afternoon Writing Workshop
Evening Dialogue Group and Movie Events
Day Three:
The 1990s: The Farthest Reaches of Space, Time, & Mind; The Evolution of Aliens; The Future of Everything; Biotech & Ecological Engineering; In Love with Destruction; Alternative Realities & Steampunk; Watchmen & the Graphic Novel; Regressive Romanticism & Naturalism
The New Millennium: Time Travel; Global Visions; Love in the Cosmos; The Singularity; The Evolution of Mind; Cosmic Science Fiction
Summary & Conclusion: Archetypal Narratives & Themes; The Value of Science Fiction; Science Fiction as the Evolutionary Mythology of the Future
Afternoon Writing Workshop
Evening Dialogue Group and Movie Events
Schedule Highlights