Well, historians (at least those I know) like to read about other
times/places/cultures which can often be just what the worlds created in
science fiction are. If only I could get my sister (historian) to
believe this and read SF!
misha
>----------
>From: Lesley Hall[SMTP:Lesley_Hall@CLASSIC.MSN.COM]
>Sent: Thursday, December 04, 1997 1:15 PM
>To: FEMINISTSF@LISTSERV.UIC.EDU
>Subject: Re: [*FSFFU*] Science fiction and historians (was Science
>FictionLiterature)
>
>Edward James wrote:
> >So perhaps it is no coincidence that a historian (myself!) is
>running
> >Reading University's new MA in Science Fiction!
>
>I get the impression that there are several historians on this list: am I
>right? (count me as one of them.) Any reason why historians in particular
>might like science fiction? Possibly some of the same quality of estrangement
>as good historical fiction?
>Lesley
>Lesley_Hall@classic.msn.com
>
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