Category Archives: Research

Thoughts on the Hugo Awards

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Cora

The 2010 Hugo and Campbell Awards have been awarded. No real surprises, though I’m kind of disappointed that Blackout/All Clear took the Hugo for best novel, because I found it the least interesting book on the shortlist (though I wasn’t … Continue reading →

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Some trends in the SFF genre that I don’t enjoy at all

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Cora

Library Journal has an extensive article on new trends and new books in fantasy and science fiction. The article actually does a good job of highlighting new work both in established subgenres as well as new developments. But it is … Continue reading →

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Gender roles in SFF romance hybrids

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Cora

Right now, there are a couple of interesting discussions about gender roles in hybrid forms between the speculative fiction genres and the romance genre, that is urban fantasy, paranormal romance, futuristic romance, SF romances, etc… attackfish has a great Bittercon* … Continue reading →

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Predictable Urban Fantasy Bashing – the female edition

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Cora

In the SFF community, the neverending genre versus literary debate has given way to the equally persistent but not quite so enduring slugfest of “Let’s all bash urban fantasy, because it has relationships and – gasp – sex and is … Continue reading →

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Epic and Urban Fantasy Linkdump

Posted on April 15, 2011 by Cora

Lots of people are thinking about epic fantasy, urban fantasy, gender and what makes a genre at the moment. And since I’m too tired to write something myself, here is a linkdump:

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Gender and the shifting definitions of epic and urban fantasy

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Cora

The hot topic of the moment certainly seems to be the differences (and commonalities) between male and female written speculative fiction.

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Speculative fiction, gender, taste and why “the domestic and mushy stuff” is important

Posted on April 9, 2011 by Cora

The debate over gender imbalances in speculative fiction reviewing rages on across the internet with several interesting posts. There are some links as well as lengthy ruminations by me behind the cut.

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Leipzig Book Fair interviews, sexualized urban fantasy heroines, lost exchange students, blogs and e-book prices – yes, it’s a linkdump

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Cora

Since I’ve been busy building up the Buhlert Web Empire and lending some moral support to a relative in a difficult situation, today’s post is a linkdump. But then, the Internet has been serving up some very tasty links of … Continue reading →

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Publish or Perish – New Academic Paper Online

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Cora

If you want to check out my academic work, my first paper has been published: “Science Fiction und die Zukunft der Englischen Sprache: Neologismen, Vereinfachungen, Kreolisierungen oder lieber gleich Klingonisch?”, an academic paper on language and science fiction I presented … Continue reading →

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And now for that other controversial subject

Posted on February 19, 2011 by Cora

The whole nihilist fantasy debate is still driving a lot of traffic to the site. Yesterday, I had 60 visitors, down from an all-time high of 85 the day before. Today, there have been already 17 visitors. Related to the … Continue reading →

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