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Srðan Tunić co-authors chapter in Routledge Handbook

Author: Jane DeRose Evans
Srdan Tunic with his co-author Omar Houssien

Srðan Tunić (PhD student), shown here in a rare photo together with his co-author Omar Houssien in 2019 in Cetinje, MNE, has authored the chapter, "The New Gods: Merging the Ancient and the Contemporary of Egypt" for The Routledge Handbook of CoFuturisms. The book delivers a new, inclusive examination of science fiction, from close analyses of single texts to large-scale movements, providing readers with decolonized models of the future, including print, media, race, gender, and social justice. This comprehensive overview of the field explores representations of possible futures arising from non-Western cultures and ethnic histories that disrupt the “imperial gaze”. In four parts, The Routledge Handbook of CoFuturisms considers the look of futures from the margins, foregrounding the issues of Indigenous groups, racial, ethnic, religious, and sexual minorities, and any people whose stakes in the global order of envisioning futures are generally constrained due to the mechanics of our contemporary world. The book extends current discussions in the area, looking at cutting-edge developments in the discipline of science fiction and diverse futurisms as a whole. Offering a dynamic mix of approaches and expansive perspectives, this volume will appeal to academics and researchers seeking to orient their own interventions into broader contexts.