In this video we begin our look at what truly defines Science Fiction as a genre capable of casting significant meaning upon our ordinary, everyday, Real World and lives.

I am a professor of Literature at Portland Community College and author of the 2013 Psychedelic-Dystopian novel Supercenter and use of copyright film footage is protected as criticism, educational, non-derivative, non-commercial, transformative work.

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