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Journal articles on the topic "Speculative fiction"

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Jagodzinski, Jan. "Speculating on Speculative Fiction." Journal of Curriculum Theorizing 40, no. 1 (2025): 74–78. https://doi.org/10.63997/jct.v40i1.1277.

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Kaye, Jofish. "L-Space and Large Language Models." Communications of the ACM 66, no. 8 (2023): 116. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3596900.

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From the intersection of computational science and technological speculation, with boundaries limited only by our ability to imagine what could be. Design fiction is an approach to understanding and speculating about alternate futures. One part of this can involve creating representative artifacts or prototypes from the future, as if they fell through a time warp to the present day. This column is a piece of such speculative fiction, set in 2025.

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Higgins and O'Connell. "Introduction: Speculative Finance/Speculative Fiction." CR: The New Centennial Review 19, no. 1 (2019): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.14321/crnewcentrevi.19.1.0001.

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Wanzo, Rebecca. "The Unspeakable Speculative, Spoken." American Literary History 31, no. 3 (2019): 564–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/alh/ajz028.

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Abstract Exploring various absences—what is or should not be represented in addition to the unspeakable in terms of racial representations—is the through line of three recent books about race and speculative fictions. Mark C. Jerng’s Racial Worldmaking: The Power of Popular Fiction (2018) argues racial worldmaking has been at the center of speculative fictions in the US. In Posthuman Blackness and the Black Female Imagination (2017), Kristen Lillvis takes one of the primary thematic concerns of black speculative fictions—the posthuman—and rereads some of the most canonical works in the black f

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Cornum, Lou. "Seizing the Alterity of Futures." History of the Present 13, no. 2 (2023): 166–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1215/21599785-10630116.

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Abstract This article contextualizes growing interest in futurity and minoritarian futures as connected to movements in speculative fiction, particularly Afrofuturism and Indigenous futurism, and the ways in which this genre reimagines both history and futures. These developments are read through two groundbreaking anthologies—Dark Matter, a collection of speculative fiction from the African diaspora, and Walking the Clouds, a collection of Indigenous science fiction—and the social conditions of their publication. Using the work of Walter Benjamin and his writing against the notion of progress

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Allan, Angela S. "“Our Sense of Purpose”: Speculative Fiction and Systems Reading." Novel 52, no. 3 (2019): 406–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1215/00295132-7738578.

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Abstract This article reads Michael Crichton's Jurassic Park (1990) and Chang-rae Lee's On Such a Full Sea (2014) as works of speculative fiction that engage with the scientific concept of “the system” that emerged during the latter half of the twentieth century. It tracks this history, showing how ecologists and engineers generated their own speculative fictions of possible dystopian futures—environmental collapse, depletion of resources, and overpopulation—through models of dynamic systems. In turn, works of speculative fiction also began to borrow these models for understanding their own re

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Gui, Weihsin. "Southeast Asian Speculative Fiction as Slipstream." Science Fiction Studies 52, no. 1 (2025): 3–11. https://doi.org/10.1525/sfs.2025.52.1.3.

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This essay introduces the special issue on Southeast Asian speculative fiction. It situates the contribution of this special issue within the turn to questions of coloniality/postcoloniality within sf studies and also situates the work of speculative fiction authors within the larger framework of Asian literary studies. Arguing that the distinctive fiction of Southeast Asia has been neglected due to a focus on sf from East Asia or from South Asia, the introduction explains how the term Southeast Asian encompasses a wide diversity of cultures, languages and countries. The essay proposes slipstr

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Bialecki, Jon. "Future-Day Saints: Abrahamic Astronomy, Anthropological Futures, and Speculative Religion." Religions 11, no. 11 (2020): 612. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rel11110612.

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In the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, there is an intense interest in creating “speculative fiction”, including speculative fiction about outer space. This article ties this interest to a broader tradition of “speculative religion” by discussing the Mormon Transhumanist Association. An interest in outer space is linked to nineteenth and twentieth-century speculation by Mormon intellectuals and Church leaders regarding “Abrahamic Astronomy”. The article suggests that there is a Mormon view of the future as informed by a fractal or recursive past that social science in general, and

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Zhang, Richard, and Duri Long. "Beyond Content: Leaning on the Poetics of Defamiliarization in Design Fictions." Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction 9, GROUP (2025): 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1145/3701184.

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Literary approaches to design fictions, though previously theorized to be diverse in form and content, often fall within narrow stylistic and content boundaries such as speculative abstracts, memos, and studies. By drawing on a rich history of science fiction criticism, we advocate for literary design fictions that diverge from what is commonplace in HCI and design research. We foreground our paper with a discussion of the poetics of science fiction, and their relationship to current design fiction practices. Specifically, we highlight how the poetics of a design fiction can work to familiariz

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YUSUPOV, Khalid U. "TRANSLATING SPECULATIVE FICTION: CREATING NEW FICTIONAL REALIA." Linguistics and Intercultural Communication, Issue №1_2023 (September 23, 2023): 107–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.55959/msu-2074-1588-19-26-1-9.

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The article explores creation of new fictional realia as a translation technique. Fictional realia are defined as a special kind of linguistic realia, also known as quasirealia or irrelia, which describes various aspects of fictional worlds: flora and fauna, everyday life, social and political structure, etc. New realia creation involves incorporation of new lexical units in a translated text, which may remain semantically connected with the original realia and its referent or eliminate the connection completely. When the new realia preserve the connection with the original lexical units and t

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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Speculative fiction"

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Tobin, Stephen Christopher. "Visual Dystopias from Mexico’s Speculative Fiction: 1993-2008." The Ohio State University, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1437528785.

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Xausa, Chiara <1991&gt. "Feminist environmental humanities: intertwining theory and speculative fiction." Doctoral thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2022. http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/10435/1/XAUSA_CHIARA_TESI.pdf.

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This dissertation explores the entanglement between the visionary capacity of feminist theory to shape sustainable futures and the active contribution of feminist speculative fiction to the conceptual debate about the climate crisis. Over the last few years, increasing critical attention has been paid to ecofeminist perspectives on climate change, that see as a core cause of the climate crisis the patriarchal domination of nature, considered to go hand in hand with the oppression of women. What remains to be thoroughly scrutinised is the linkage between ecofeminist theories and other ethical s

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Donner, Mathieu. "Contagion and the subject in contemporary American speculative fiction." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2017. http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/40336/.

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This thesis explores the relationship between the representation of contagion and those it affects offered by contemporary American speculative fiction and the ways in which this representative model has and continues to inform our understanding of real and actual pandemics. Over the past decade, the success of texts centred on such figures as the vampire, the werewolf and the zombie has triggered a return of contagion to the forefront of the American popular fictional imagination. Though this renewed fascination coincides with the emergence of new global biological threats, it also draws part

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Nuttall, Louise. "A cognitive grammar of mind style in speculative fiction." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2015. https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.735548.

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Roux, Rowan. "Post-apartheid Speculative Fiction and the South African City." Doctoral thesis, Faculty of Humanities, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/33005.

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This thesis examines the role that speculative fiction plays in imagining the city spaces of the future. Considering the rapid pace of change that has marked post-apartheid South Africa as an impetus for emerging literary traditions within contemporary South African speculative fiction, the argument begins by sketching the connections between South Africa's transition to democracy and the emerging speculative texts which mark this period. Positioning speculative fiction as an umbrella term that incorporates a wide selection of generic traditions, the thesis engages with dystopian impulses, sci

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Ogston, Linda C. "The clone as Gothic trope in contemporary speculative fiction." Thesis, University of Stirling, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/21487.

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In February 1997, the concept of the clone, previously confined to the pages of fiction, became reality when Dolly the sheep was introduced to the world. The response to this was unprecedented, initiating a discourse on cloning that permeated a range of cultural forms, including literature, film and television. My thesis examines and evaluates this discourse through analysis of contemporary fiction, including Kazuo Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go (2005), Stefan Brijs's The Angel Maker (2008), Duncan Jones's Moon (2009), and BBC America's current television series Orphan Black, which first aired in

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Brockbank, Brennan Reed. "From the dino's perspective: speculative fiction in the science classroom." Montana State University, 2011. http://etd.lib.montana.edu/etd/2011/brockbank/BrockbankB0811.pdf.

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This research project sought to address a concern that middle school students do not read enough to develop scientific literacy. Science fiction is used to enhance the scientific literacy of seventh grade students at White Hill Middle School in Fairfax, California. These students read the speculative fiction novel, Raptor Red, by Bob Bakker, a paleontologist. The novel was woven into existing life science curriculum and was used to highlight both aspects of literature and of science. The self-reported interest in science and in reading was measured and compared before and after the treatment.

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Steenkamp, Elzette Lorna. "Identity, belonging and ecological crisis in South African speculative fiction." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1002262.

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This study examines a range of South African speculative novels which situate their narratives in futuristic or ‘alternative’ milieus, exploring how these narratives not only address identity formation in a deeply divided and rapidly changing society, but also the ways in which human beings place themselves in relation to Nature and form notions of ‘ecological’ belonging. It offers close readings of these speculative narratives in order to investigate the ways in which they evince concerns which are rooted in the natural, social and political landscapes which inform them. Specific attention is

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Voisin, Jocelyne Carleton University Dissertation Journalism and Communication. "Making dreams come true; feminist speculative fiction and cultural politics." Ottawa, 1996.

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Bahng, Aimee Soogene. "Speculative acts the cultural labors of science, fiction, and empire /." Diss., [La Jolla] : University of California, San Diego, 2009. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/ucsd/fullcit?p3369154.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California, San Diego, 2009.<br>Title from first page of PDF file (viewed September 15, 2009). Available via ProQuest Digital Dissertations. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-223).

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Books on the topic "Speculative fiction"

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Francis, Alfar Dean, ed. Philippine speculative fiction. Kestrel IMC, 2006.

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Korpua, Jyrki, Aino-Kaisa Koistinen, Hanna-Riikka Roine, and Marta Mboka Tveit. Nordic Speculative Fiction. Routledge India, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003561101.

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Thomas, P. L., ed. Science Fiction and Speculative Fiction. SensePublishers, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-380-5.

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Hinton, KaaVonia, and Karen Michele Chandler. Teaching Black Speculative Fiction. Routledge, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003391296.

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Hennessey, John L., ed. History and Speculative Fiction. Springer Nature Switzerland, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-42235-5.

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Vint, Sherryl, and Sümeyra Buran, eds. Technologies of Feminist Speculative Fiction. Springer International Publishing, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-96192-3.

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Gardner, James Alan. Shadow album: Speculative fiction stories. Eos, 2005.

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Labudova, Katarina. Food in Margaret Atwood’s Speculative Fiction. Springer Nature Switzerland, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-19168-8.

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(Editor), Paula Johanson, and Jean-Louis Trudel (Editor), eds. Tesseracts 7: New Canadian Speculative Fiction. Tesseract Books, 1998.

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Doctorow, Cory. Tesseracts eleven: Amazing Canadian speculative fiction. Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy Pub., 2007.

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Book chapters on the topic "Speculative fiction"

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Ward, David. "Speculative Fiction." In Contemporary Italian Narrative and 1970s Terrorism. Springer International Publishing, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-46648-4_5.

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Patell, Cyrus R. K. "Speculative Fiction." In Cosmopolitanism and the Literary Imagination. Palgrave Macmillan US, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9781137107770_5.

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Atia, Nadia, and Lindsey Moore. "Speculative Modes." In Global Arab Fiction. Routledge, 2024. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429060472-4.

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Noletto, Israel A. C. "A speculative function." In Fictional Languages in Science Fiction Literature. Routledge, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781032688947-2.

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Svec, Michael, and Mike Winiski. "SF and Speculative Novels." In Science Fiction and Speculative Fiction. SensePublishers, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-380-5_3.

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Wennerscheid, Sophie. "Welcome to the Uncanny Valley." In Nordic Speculative Fiction. Routledge India, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003561101-10.

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Tveit, Marta Mboka. "“What Is Left Behind”." In Nordic Speculative Fiction. Routledge India, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003561101-16.

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Ruotsalainen, Maria. "Examining Gender in the Gameplay and Reception of Housemarque's Returnal." In Nordic Speculative Fiction. Routledge India, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003561101-20.

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Sandbacka, Kasimir. "Redreaming Europe." In Nordic Speculative Fiction. Routledge India, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003561101-14.

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Koistinen, Aino-Kaisa, and Line Henriksen. "Coda." In Nordic Speculative Fiction. Routledge India, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003561101-23.

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Conference papers on the topic "Speculative fiction"

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Winkle, Katie. "Robots from Nowhere: A Case Study in Speculative Sociotechnical Design and Design Fiction for Human-Robot Interaction." In 2025 20th ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI). IEEE, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1109/hri61500.2025.10974123.

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Darby, Andy, Emmanuel Tsekleves, and Pete Sawyer. "Speculative Requirements: Design Fiction and RE." In 2018 IEEE 26th International Requirements Engineering Conference (RE). IEEE, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/re.2018.00-20.

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Xu, Wanyu, Maulik C. Kotecha, Diego Padilla, Juliette Jimenez, and Daniel A. McAdams. "Quantifying the Predictive Abilities of Speculative Fiction: A Feasibility Study." In ASME 2021 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/detc2021-68723.

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Abstract In this article, we explore the capability of speculative fiction to predict future realized technologies. We review a large set of speculative technologies introduced in speculative fiction to determine if the technologies were subsequently realized. Additionally, we explore the time between the speculated introduction and actual realization. Our dataset for analysis is built from the ‘Technovelgy’ database of speculative technologies. A realization assessment methodology is created that includes detailed rubrics to rate and quantify the predictability or realizability of speculative

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Iantorno, Mathew, and Camille Intson. "Lifecycle: A Speculative Fiction on Healthcare Automation." In 2022 17th ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI). IEEE, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/hri53351.2022.9889497.

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Шеряков, Тимур Константинович. "TYPES AND FUNCTIONS OF SPECULATIVE FICTION IN “HIS DARK MATERIALS” BY PHILIP PULLMAN." In Перспективные научные исследования: актуальные вопросы, достижения и инновации: сборник статей международной научной конференции (Санкт-Петербург, Август 2024). Crossref, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.58351/240822.2024.87.83.004.

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В статье исследуется представленный в трилогии Пулмана синтез сказочной, мифологической, фэнтезийной и рационально-фантастической условностей. Делается вывод, благодаря взаимному наложению разных моделей бытия, характерных для указанных типов вымысла, происходит деконструкция христианского мифа и создается возможность прочтения фэнтезийной образности в научно-фантастическом ключе. The article examines functions and types of speculative fiction (myth, fairytale, fantasy, science fiction) that are mixed in His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman. This work shows the process of deconstruction of Chr

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Clemente, Violeta, and Fátima Pombo. "From Utopia to Dystopia: Students Insights for the Development of Contemporary Societies through Design Fiction." In 13th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE 2022). AHFE International, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.54941/ahfe1001421.

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This work describes an educational experience exploring the speculative essence of Design Fiction as a pedagogical tool to promote engineering students’ thinking skills within a Design Thinking course. The experience took place at a Portuguese University during the academic year 2021/2022. Students were challenged to speculate about the future of contemporary societies by developing a Design Fiction Scenario around the themes of Sustainability, Future and Technology. After describing the approach adopted and overall data about the intervention, some selected students ideas are presented. Then,

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Toliver, Stephanie. "Can I Get a Witness? Speculative Fiction as Testimony and Counterstory." In 2021 AERA Annual Meeting. AERA, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.3102/1691050.

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Lindley, Joseph, Paul Coulton, and Haider Ali Akmal. "Turning Philosophy with a Speculative Lathe: object-oriented ontology, carpentry, and design fiction." In Design Research Society Conference 2018. Design Research Society, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.21606/drs.2018.327.

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Kaur, Jasmine, Rishabh Devgon, and Dhairya Chaudhary. "Work of Fiction: Using Speculative Design to Deliberate on the Future of Hiring." In CSCW '22: Computer Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing. ACM, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3500868.3559442.

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Maciejko, Maria, and Alejandro Lecuna. "Post-Futures: A Speculative Design Method Integrating Data Fiction for Design-Futures Education." In EKSIG 2025: DATA AS EXPERIENTIAL KNOWLEDGE AND EMBODIED PROCESSES. Design Research Society, 2025. https://doi.org/10.21606/eksig2025.123.

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