Criminology has been reluctant to embrace fictional narratives as a tool for understanding,
explaining and reducing crime and social harm. In this philosophical enquiry, McGregor …

Can utopian realism constitute an antidote to today's 'pervasive atmosphere of capitalist
realism', as defined by the late critical theorist Mark Fisher? Through this article, a …

This paper identifies what it terms a sociology of failure at work in American climate fiction
novels dealing with the subject of climate-induced migration within the United States. Paolo …

The use of modern technologies has meant a complete revolution of modern societies. This
revolution goes beyond purely technological aspects, changing our behaviors and opening …

Scholars in literature departments and the social sciences share a broadly similar interest in
understanding human development, societal norms, and political institutions. However …

Sociologists are uniquely positioned to use science fiction literature in the classroom.
Despite students reading less, the science fiction novel The Handmaid's Tale is more …

This paper explores our collaborative STS and anthropological project with type 1 diabetes
(T1D) hardware “hacking” communities, whose work focuses on reverse-engineering and …

Suzanne Collins' bestselling Hunger Games trilogy is saturated in death, particularly the
death of children. In exploring these fictional deaths, this article firstly considers the …

The term social networking refers to the use of internet-based social media sites to connect
and interact with friends, family, and the rest of the world. Social networking sites like …

The analysis of science fiction narratives is valuable to explore possible futures. This article
analyzes the representation of technology in the television series Years and Years (2019), a …