THX 1138: (Re-) Made in God’s Image

Scott Wilson, Unitec Institute of Technology, New Zealand | It is, perhaps, a little, hyperbolic to refer to George Lucas as ‘the greatest artist of our time’, responsible for closing ‘the gap between art and technology more successfully’ (Paglia, 2012) than any other; yet it is impossible to avoid the impact Lucas’ films have had…

Mad as a Hamster

Jacqueline Furby, Southampton Solent University | Terry Gilliam studied physics at Occidental College (later transferring to politics), and his appreciation of the absurd poetics of science is evident in his handling of scientific subjects such as time and time-travel. His films also reveal his fascination with the workings of the human mind, perhaps none more…

Transitions, transfers and transgressions: (temporary) trans* wish-fulfilment in SF body-exchange narratives

Rebecca Hutton , Deakin University |   ‘The purpose of a thought-experiment, as the term was used by Schrödinger and other physicists, is not to predict the future […] but to describe reality, the present world.’ —   Ursula K. Le Guin[i] Science fiction, according to Pearson, Hollinger and Gordon’s Queer universes: sexualities in science fiction,…

Music of the Spheres

Darrin Verhagen, RMIT University | Sound – Darrin Verhagen  Image – Richard Grant     “The listener is in search of information. The ubiquity effect is based on the paradoxical perception of a sound that we cannot locate, but we know is actually localized. … Often it is important to know where a sound comes from;…

Death, Pain and Resurrection: Episode 3

We are again pleased to offer you a wonderfully exciting and provocative episode of Deletion. The pieces included take us from the sonic terror fields of outer space to inner personal traumas, from the confusions of time travel to the brutality of totalitarian thought control and the dangers and pleasures of Sade as it manifests…