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Environments in Science Fiction: Beyond Dystopiassubmission deadline 9 March 2012/ MLA Convention January 3-6, 2013MLA Convention/Special Session proposal CFPcontact email:sbernard@wagner.eduThis  is a cfp for a special session at the MLA Convention in Boston, MA  January 3-6 2013. I will submit the panel proposals and we will hear  after that whether the session is accepted for the conference.How do spaces (both built and unbuilt) in science fiction texts and  films help shape the relationships between humans, other animals and  their shared environments? Spaces (broadly conceived) as well as a sense  of place or belonging and identification play roles in many science  fiction works. Depictions of the future that may include, but move  beyond, dystopias offer us ways to imagine reinventing ourselves and our  perspectives, especially our perspectives on new environments. Paper  proposals that examine environments in science fiction films, television  series and texts are all welcome.There is a possibility that a book proposal (one publisher has  expressed a preliminary interest in the topic) may evolve from this  session CFP.Proposal deadline: 9 March 2012Email 2 page paper proposals to: Susan Bernardo at sbernard@wagner.edu