Theme: “Systems and Knowledge”

Date: June 28-30, 2016
Location: Rendall Building, The University of Liverpool
The University of Liverpool is a centre for the study of speculative fictions. It hosts the Science Fiction Foundation’s science fiction collection, the largest in Europe, and from 1994-2012 ran the first masters course in Science Fiction Studies in the UK. Two dedicated sf modules are currently run as part of the MA in Modern and Contemporary Literature, “Using the Science Fiction Archive” and “Science Fiction and the Contemporary.” It is also home of the successful annual postgraduate conference, Current Research in Speculative Fictions (CRSF), which will be running for a sixth year in 2016.
The University of Liverpool will be hosting the Science Fiction Research Association’s (SFRA) annual conference in 2016 as a joint event with CRSF 2016. The theme of the conference is “Systems and Knowledge,” and it will build on the University of Liverpool’s reputation as a centre for the study of speculative fictions.
CRSF 2016 / SFRA 2016 will take place on the 27th-30th June. Guests of honour are Dr Joan Haran (Cardiff University), Professor Emeritus Andrew Milner (Monash University) and Andy Sawyer (Science Fiction Foundation Librarian, University of Liverpool). As part of SFRA 2016, Andy Sawyer will be curating an exhibition on science fiction.
Further information will be available on this website in due course. Take a moment to explore the University of Liverpool’s science fiction activity, and please check back for updates.

Guests of Honour

The guests of honour at this year's conference are:
  • Dr Joan Haran (Cardiff University)
  • Professor Emeritus Andrew Milner (Monash University)
  • Andy Sawyer (Science Fiction Foundation Librarian, University of Liverpool)