SCIENCE FICTION

Dr. Charles F. Urbanowicz/Professor of Anthropology
California State University, Chico
Chico, California 95929-0400
(530-898-6220 [Office]; 530-898-6192 [Dept.] FAX: 530-898-6824)
e-mail: curbanowicz@csuchico.edu / home page: http://www.csuchico.edu/~curban/

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7 November 1973 [1]

© [All Rights Reserved.] This is the "Abstract" for the presentation for "Anthropology Looks At..." (forerunner of The Anthropology Forum) at California State University, Chico, on Wednesday November 7, 1973. The World Wide Web, obviously, wasn't around at that point in time and this page was placed on the WWW in February 2003. Additional web pages since 1973, which might be of interest to readers, are provided below.

ABSTRACT: "Good" science fiction can be utilized to present anthropological concepts to varied audiences. Science fiction ideas in the worlks of anthropologists L. E. Stover and C. Oliver are examined, as well as anthrpological ideas in the works of such authors as H. Harrison, F. Herbert, P. Anderson and G. R. Dickson. Science fiction works may provide a "neutral" territory for the presentation of anthropological (or other scientific) data. (A shorter version of this paper is included in the symposium "Anthropological Fiction: A Novel Approach to Culture" at the 72nd Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association, New Orleans, Nov. 28 - Dec 2, 1973.)

[NOTE: The original November 7, 1973 flyer also had the following information: "Second in a series of monthly seminars, the Department of Anthropology extends a cordial invitation to students, colleagues and friends. PLACE: Butte 305, TIME: Coffee 3:30 P.M., SEMINAR: 4:00 P.M.; Expected Interested Groups: English, Sociology, CIRCA 2000, History, Religious Studies, Alpha Centauri."]

WEB REFERENCE WHICH MIGHT BE OF INTEREST:

Charles F. Urbanowicz, 1976, http://www.csuchico.edu/~curban/Forum/Cultures1976.html [Cultures: Fact or Fiction?] [CSU, Chico Anthroplogy Forum, November 11, 1976]

Charles F. Urbanowicz, 1977, http://www.csuchico.edu/~curban/Unpub_Papers/1977SETIPaper.html [Evolution of Technological Civilization: What is Evolution, Technology, and Civilization?]

Charles F. Urbanowicz, 1990, http://www.csuchico.edu/~curban/Forum/March1990.html [Perspectives on Science Fiction and Science Fact] [CSU, Chico Anthroplogy Forum, March 8, 1990]

Charles F. Urbanowicz, 1991, [with C. Louis Nevins], http://www.csuchico.edu/~curban/Unpub_Papers/1991AAAS.html [Extra-Terrestrial Education: Not Science Fiction At All]

Charles F. Urbanowicz, 1995 Yesterday's Methods With Today's Technology or Another Aspect of Education in the 1990s: S2T2W3 [Structured Serendipity Through The World Wide Web]. (For the "Master Classroom Utilization" Session at the "Excellence in Learning and Teaching" Conference sponsored by CELT [The Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching] at CSU, Chico, September 15, 1995.) (An additional handout for this presentation can be viewed at http://www.csuchico.edu/~curban/celt/celt-seo.html)

Charles F. Urbanowicz, 1997 Camping Is Great: But Nothing Beats Home: Across The USA In Pursuit Of Educational Technology. Inside Chico, Vol 26, No. 3 (September 25), Page 2.

Charles F. Urbanowicz 1998a, http://www.csuchico.edu/~curban/Jan'98_Millennium_Paper.html [Twenty-Five/Twenty-Five, or Hindsight Is Always Somewhat "Perfect" (But Perhaps We Can Invent The Future!)

Charles F. Urbanowicz 1998b, http://www.csuchico.edu/~curban/FApril30-98.html [One Anthropologist Looks At The Future of Education And Technology] [CSU, Chico Anthroplogy Forum, April 30, 1998]

Charles F. Urbanowicz 1998c, http://www.csuchico.edu/~curban/K12Visuals98.htm [K-12} 1992-1998 Visuals]

Charles F. Urbanowicz 2000a, http://www.csuchico.edu/~curban/LeadershipChicoMarch2000.htm [Twenty-First Educational Materials: You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet!]

Charles F. Urbanowicz 2000b, http://www.csuchico.edu/~curban/ChicoFireDeptMay2000.html [Computers And Technology Into The Twenty-First Century: You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet (Again!)]

Charles F. Urbanowicz 2001a, http://www.csuchico.edu/~curban/SP2001ReddingCA.html [Where Does The Future Come From? (Subtitled, "You Haven't Seen Anything Yet!)"]

Charles F. Urbanowicz 2001b, http://www.csuchico.edu/~curban/ChicoSIRJune25.html [The Past, Present, and Future(s)]

Charles F. Urbanowicz 2001c, http://www.csuchico.edu/~curban/ChicoCityJune28.html [The Past, Present, and Future(s): Part II!]

Charles F. Urbanowicz 2002, http://www.csuchico.edu/~curban/aStoryof2027.html [A "Story" (Vision Or Nightmare?) Of the Region In 2027]

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(1) © [All Rights Reserved.] This is the "Abstract" for the presentation for "Anthropology Looks At..." (forerunner of The Anthropology Forum) at California State University, Chico, on Wednesday November 7, 1973. The World Wide Web, obviously, wasn't around at that point in time and this page was placed on the WWW in February 2003. Additional web pages since 1973, which might be of interest to readers, are provided below. Incidentally, I joined the faculty of California State University, Chico in August 1973 and in addition to teaching my four courses that semester, this 1973 paper was was my first public presentation in Chico. The following statement is taken directly from my 2002 web paper referenced above: "After receiving his Ph.D. in Anthropology in 1972 (University of Oregon), Charlie taught at the University of Minnesota for one year and he and his wife (and nine-month old son) came to Chico in 1973. A member of the Department of Anthropology since 1973, Charlie thoroughly enjoys teaching on a wonderful campus located in a fantastic community. He will retire from teaching one day ("retire into something and not retire out of something") and hopes to be around in 2027 to see how his crystal ball worked! Incidentally, back in the "quaint" days of 1973, if someone had told Charlie that he or she had been a faculty member for 29 years, Charlie could have gone through a calculation of something like "1973 minus 29 equals 1944" and might have thought: "Gee, you've been here since 1944: you're old!" Charlie now knows that when new faculty learn that he has been here since 1973 and, if they go through similar calculations (2002 minus 29 equals 1973), they might well think the following: 'Gee, you've been here since 1973: you're old!' Everything is relative." To return to the beginning of this paper, please click here.

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