The 2023 Fall Faculty Lecture Series Highlights Research
Speculative fiction, an uncommon octopus, and police radio scanners are all topics that will be featured during the upcoming Hartwick College lecture series.
The series begins Friday, September 8, with Assistant Professor of English Tessa Yang and the presentation “Two Truths and a Lie: Research in Fiction.” In her talk, Yang plans to discuss examples of compelling research-driven speculative fiction, the different kinds of research a fiction writer might undertake and why, and the process of filtering fact through plot and character.
“Research provides an important foundation for many works of fiction across genres, yet telling an immersive story requires blurring the line between truth and invention until the research goes almost unseen. In particular, speculative fiction—nonrealist genres such as science fiction, fantasy, and horror—may appear to be entirely imagined, even as authors use research techniques to promote a willing suspension of disbelief among their readers.”
Tessa Yang
Assistant Professor of English
