Lectures and Interviews

China Mieville Lecture

China Mieville speaks at the University of Kansas on September 24, 2009

History of SF

These four videos represent an abbreviated history of SF from ancient Greece to 1979. They feature two legendary SF authors: Isaac Asimov and Damon Knight. The full interviews are on the Literature of SF DVD.

Archives: NPR Interview with Noël Sturgeon, James Gunn and Elspeth Healey

On July 28th, 2011, Noël Sturgeon (Theodore Sturgeon's daughter and literary trustee), Elspeth Healey (KU's Special Collections Librarian), and our very own James Gunn (CSSF's founding director) gave an excellent radio interview about the life, works and literary papers of Theodore Sturgeon.

The Value of SF

The Value of Science Fiction

These author interviews were filmed by James Gunn at the University of Kansas between roughly 1968-1978. They offer important (and still pertinent) historical background on science fiction genre. The excerpts come from the Literature of SF DVD.

2004 Conference Clips

These excerpts give a taste of what happened at 2004's Campbell Conference at the University of Kansas. A wide range of SF authors and scientists presented papers and responded to each other's content.

SF Films

Classic Science Fiction Films with Forrest Ackerman

Legendary science fiction fan and scholar Forrest J. Ackerman lectures on great SF films from 1900 to 1970. Excerpted from an interview with KU Professor and novelist James Gunn. The full interview is on the Literature of SF DVD.

Interview with Scott Green

Interview with accomplished SF poet Scott Green is forthcoming.

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