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esko

Am ever honored to have my lectio praecursoria, "Technonaturalist Speculative Fiction and Literary Affordance", published in glorious Fafnir - Nordic Journal of Science Fiction and Fantasy Research. The dragon has also found a new home at the journal.fi research platform. Come one, come all! fafnir.journal.fi/article/view

Fafnir – Nordic Journal of Science Fiction and Fantasy Research · Technonaturalist Speculative Fiction and Literary Affordance Lectio praecursoria: Technonaturalist Speculative Fiction and Literary Affordance
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esko

It is out in the world! For editors Anna McFarlane and Will Slocombe "what wins the prize for the most unexpected title" for the cyberpunk anniversary issue of Foundation is my new article, "Affectivity of 'Pants Science': Speculative Clothing, Disco Elysium, and Pattern Recognition"!

In the text, I delve into the feedback loop between speculative worlds and their commodification.

Of interest to #LiteraryStudies #CognitiveLiteraryStudies #AffectStudies #GameStudies #FashionStudies scholars, without forgetting #Cyberpunk #ScienceFiction #RPG #DiscoElysium #WilliamGibson enthusiasts.

(And do hit me up for a [low-quality] scan! #ShamelessSelfPromotion)

Affectivity of ‘Pants Science': Speculative Clothing, Disco Elysium d Pattern Recognition Esko Suoranta (Tampere University) In her introduction Fashioning Character (2021), Lauren Cardon notes the significan ashion s °a site for understanding one's relationship to class, ethnicity, religion, and any other number of affiiations’ (Cardon 2021: 10). For her questons of fashion and dress reveal that ‘when we curate our style and see ourselves reflected back in a way that feels genuine, we align our public presentations with the people we feel we have become — or wish to become', and fashion thus becomes ‘a tool for performing and ultimately constructing dentity. But what of styling and identity curation with everyday garments that originate from speculative fiction, but do not primarily work in the service of cost practices such as cosplay? What kind of affectivity does such speculal - clothing offer for their wearers? This article analyses fictional clothes in the roleplaying game (RPG) Disco Elysium (2019) and William Gibson's novel Pattern Fecognition (2003). It argues that real-world clothes originating from these fictions, respectively the FALN tracksuit and the black MA-1 aviator's jacket, rely on a framework of emotional signification to stand out from the mullitudes of both contemporary fashion and sf costuming. In this way, speculative clothing forges a strong affective connection to its wearers who make up an enthusiastic and loyal consumer audience.
Photo of page 24 of Esko's article: "During his search both for the murderer and his own identity, Harry interviews Cuno, a foul-mouthed street kid, who tells him about a pair of track pants: 'Pig, these are FALN *Modulars*! Liquid fit, performance crotch, urban survival shit! Made in Mirova... by scientists.’ If the player decides to buy the pants from Cuno, the description reveals them to be ‘Hydrophobic ‘ 100%’, ‘SymanTec’' and from the ‘FALN Mirova Lab’, with ‘an air of pseudoscientific mystery’, feeling ‘rubbery and futuristic to touch’. The full set of FALN performance clothing, from shoes to shirt to beanie, is said to ‘drastically improve your chances of survival in the urban wilderness’, even for someone as washed-up as Harry. According to the fashion arm of the Estonian game studio, atelier.zaumstudio.com, FALN track pants and hoodie are available occasionally for €239 and in extremely limited quantities, so that the dedicated player can also experience ‘a unique form of continuity in space, engineered with the most advanced Mirovan textures for maximum performance." The page includes a photo of a male model in the futuristic ZA/UM Atelier tracksuit.
The cover of Foundation 148 "Cyberpunk: Beyond Fiction 2000", depicting a female-coded cyberninja with a mane of red hair, cybernetic implants, an artificial arm, a gun, and an electro-scimitar against a background combining gothic architecture to a futuristic cityscape.
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My dissertation has been donwloaded a whopping 300 times?! Are you missing a copy of The Sky Above the Port Was the Color of Capitalism: Literary Affordance and Technonaturalist Speculative Fiction? Get yours here: helda.helsinki.fi/items/d55766 #LiteraryStudies #ContemporaryLiterature #CognitiveNarratology #CognitiveLiteraryStudies #Narratology #SpeculativeFiction #Technonaturalism #SFStudies #Affordance #Bookstodon #OpenAccess

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