In delving into the interstices and structural affinities of critical theory and speculative fiction the seminar will attend to critical theorist and science fiction author Samuel R. This seminar takes its subtitle from Carl Freedman’s book of the same name which argues for an analytic that acknowledges the fundamental conjunction of critical theory and science fiction. "The king was pregnant." – Ursula Le Guin ( The Left Hand of Darkness) Whereas, I believe such theoretical work must of necessity occur without or beyond any name, as such… I would propose to think of the concern of such practice as a paraontology."(1) – Nahum Dimitri Chandler "This presentation reflects upon the possibility and the necessity for theoretical work to cultivate an order of critical theoretical fiction as a fundamental dimension of its practice. Xenogenesis: Critical Theory and Science Fiction - from month to month Thesis only: Wilfred Tomescu, Ines Marita Schärer. Students in their first year: Raphael Daibert, Julian Fricker, Marc Norbert Hörler, Zachary Schoenhut. Students in their second year: Joannie Baumgärtner, Livio Casanova, Lucie Draai, Yen Noh, Clara Saito, Karina Sarkissova.
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