by Rachel A. Rosen

Speculative Whiteness: Science Fiction and the Alt-Right by Jordan S. Carroll is a chilling examination of the far-right’s claim to science fiction.

If you lived through the Sad Puppies/Rabid Puppies debacle or were baffled by the reactionary temper tantrums over Star Trek getting “woke,” this won’t be unfamiliar to you, but the author goes much farther in untangling the assumptions about time, technology, and colonialism that underpin sci-fi from its very roots.

Every antifascist should read this to better understand fascist psychology, and every sci-fi geek should read this to combat entryism by the far-right.

If this subject is of interest to you, stay tuned for a very cool upcoming episode of Wizards & Spaceships!