LSFRC is a research community, a place for people to share research ideas, explore new texts and perspectives on Science Fiction in a friendly and welcoming environment, regardless of background, institutional affiliation or educational status.
We actively support and encourage diversity in Science Fiction studies and fandom, not only in the range of approaches to the genre (including looking at the genre through the lenses of race, class, gender, sexuality, disability etc), but also in our commitment to providing a welcoming space for the intellectual engagement with Science Fiction for people of all backgrounds and experience.
Our Activities
Monthly Reading Group
Regular sessions bringing the community together
- Informal discussions about the month’s selected SF texts (short stories, novels, articles, essays, films)
- No prior experience or knowledge required – welcome to all
- Online via Zoom, usually 7-8:30pm UK time
- Video link delivered by our newsletter and Facebook group
Events
Sharing new perspectives in SF through participatory activities throughout the year
- Events beyond our Monthly Reading Group and Annual Conference offer activities to think more expansively about the annual theme and dive deeper into its subtopics
- Interdisciplinary and in multiple formats, we organise workshops and work-in-progress seminars for researchers, creatives and more
Annual Conference
A celebration of global and intersectional SF responding to our annual theme
- Culminating our year’s projects and collaborations, the LSFRC Annual Conference is a 2-day virtual, global event that demonstrates the plurality of critical and inspiring work being shaped with SF for more just futures. With contributions from fans, scholars, activist organisers, artists and more through:
- Keynote speakers
- Panel presentations
- Workshops
- Performances / screenings
LSFRC News
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New Theme: Activism & Resistance
We are proud and excited to share the theme for our 2020-21 reading groups and conference. The theme is open to be shaped by incoming new team members, but we […]
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Call for Directors
The LSFRC (London Science Fiction Research Community) is recruiting new directors for its 2020-2021 cycle, with a view to starting in early October. Directors are expected to join the team […]
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Beyond Borders Conference Documents
We are delighted to be able to share the conference programme for “Beyond Borders: Empires, Bodies, Science Fictions” with you all. The programme, designed by the superlative Sinjin Li, can […]
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Beyond Borders Conference Registration & Schedule
Registration for our “Beyond Borders: Empires, Bodies, Science Fictions” online conference is now live. If you wish to attend the event, please visit our ticket tailor event page for the […]
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Reading Group Report for Binti
On Monday 3rd of August, we met online to discuss Binti (2016), our last text of the year for our theme of Borders. The discussion was hosted on Blackboard Collaborate […]
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Book Launch: M. John Harrison’s ‘Settling the World’
We are really excited to be hosting an event for the launch of a new short story collection from renowned SF author M John Harrison. The event will be taking […]
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Pinned Post
This year’s LSFRC theme for our monthly reading group and annual conference is SF & Extraction. For more information about the theme and our events, visit the SF & Extraction […]
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Reading Group Report for Frankenstein in Baghdad
For our July text we read Frankenstein in Baghdad, a 2013 novel by Ahmed Saadawi, translated from the Arabic by Jonathan Wright in 2018. We met online on Zoom on […]
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Reading Group report for Walking the Clouds
On the evening of Monday 1st of June, we met for a reading group session focussing on Walking the Clouds (2012), an anthology of Indigenous science fiction, edited by Grace […]
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Anti-Racism Statement & Resources
We are in support of the Black Lives Matter movement and the struggle for Black Liberation in the United States, the United Kingdom and the wider world. We recognise that […]
