Critical Terms in Futures Studies
This volume provides the essential vocabulary currently employed in discourses on the future in 50 contributions by renowned scholars in their respective fields, which examine future imaginaries across cultures and time. Not situated in the field of “futu
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Critical Terms in Futures Studies
Heike Paul Editor
Critical Terms in Futures Studies
Editor Heike Paul Department of English and American Studies Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg Erlangen, Germany
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Acknowledgments
This book could not have been realized without the support and dedication of numerous people. First of all, I would like to thank the authors for contributing original essays to this volume. Working with a group of authors from different countries, academic traditions, and disciplines has been quite a challenging and truly rewarding experience. Some of the contributors have become collaborators. Katharina Gerund and Florian Tatschner have helped getting this project under way; they wrote and discussed the first proposals with me and read early versions of the manuscripts. Florian Tatschner also assisted in contacting authors for this collection. Sebastian Schneider translated the following chapters from German to English: “Alternate History,” “Divination,” “Fate,” and “Prevention.” Peter Maurits and Susen Faulhaber have been indispensable for getting this project across the finishing line. Peter Maurits has diligently read and commented on every chapter and has supported me in dealing with the correspondence. Susen Faulhaber has handled all formalities: indexing, formatting, and checking bibliographies. A warm and heartfelt thanks to all of y
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