{"id":9574,"date":"2026-06-23T14:37:58","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T12:37:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.nord.no\/englishatnord\/?p=9574"},"modified":"2026-06-23T14:38:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T12:38:01","slug":"war-and-science-fiction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.nord.no\/englishatnord\/bookshelf\/war-and-science-fiction\/","title":{"rendered":"War and Science Fiction"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9574\" class=\"elementor elementor-9574\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8603ae9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8603ae9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c9da8e\" data-id=\"1c9da8e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69b0376 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69b0376\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/site.nord.no\/englishatnord\/bookshelf\/\">Department Bookshelf<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73f3c70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"73f3c70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color: #000000\">War and Science Fiction: Imagining Organized Mass Violence between Past, Present, and Future\n<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f43152 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f43152\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChapter: Unstuck in Genre: Slaughterhouse-Five and the Intersection of War and Science Fiction\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d78b0ae elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" 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data-id=\"b21d118\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bc2430 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2bc2430\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBook Description\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bc4b87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3bc4b87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<em>War and Science Fiction<\/em> brings together 11 international scholars to explore the dynamic interplay between military conflict and speculative futures. Across different popular media (literature, film, and video games) this volume investigates how science fiction reflects, critiques, and even shapes our understanding of war. From imagined battlefields to cultural expressions of guilt and resistance, the essays span diverse popular media and global perspectives. Organized into four thematic sections, the book offers fresh insights into how science fiction envisions warfare, constructs enemies, and grapples with the ethics of technology. Therefore, this book is a vital resource for scholars of SF, history, and cultural studies.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3ce1e9d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3ce1e9d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9f6154b\" data-id=\"9f6154b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bc32c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1bc32c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChapter Description\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f4f72c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f4f72c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<em>Unstuck in Genre: Slaughterhouse-Five and the Intersection of War and Science Fiction<\/em> by <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nord.no\/en\/about\/employees\/jessica-allen-hanssen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jessica Allen Hanssen<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f63d00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f63d00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThis chapter explores Kurt Vonnegut\u2019s (1922\u20132007) relationship with science fiction (SF), using slipstream as a descriptive term to encompass\n<em>Slaughterhouse-Five<\/em>\u2019s (1967) genre-bending sensibilities. 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