Publications
Selected publications
- The Routledge Handbook of AI and Literature (Book - 2024)
- AIs Reading AI Narratives? (Chapter - 2024)
- Science Fiction and the Predictable Perils of Superforecasting (Journal article - 2023)
- Minding the Future: Artificial Intelligence, Philosophical Visions and Science Fiction (Book - 2021)
- Enforcing Machine Ethics: Considering Governor Modules through Martha Wells’s Murderbot Diaries (Chapter - 2021)
- Futures literacy through narrative (Journal article - 2021)
- Machine Visions: Artificial Intelligence, Society, and Control (Chapter - 2020)
- Playing Games with Technology: Fictions of Science in the Civilization Series (Journal article - 2019)
2024
The Routledge Handbook of AI and Literature
Slocombe, W., & Liveley, G. (Eds.) (n.d.). The Routledge Handbook of AI and Literature. Routledge.
AIs Reading AI Narratives?
Slocombe, W. (n.d.). AIs Reading AI Narratives?. In W. Slocombe, & G. Liveley (Eds.), Routledge Handbook of AI and Literature. Routledge.
2023
What is Futures Literacy and what tools do we have to support policy makers to consider the future?
Slocombe, W. (2023). What is Futures Literacy and what tools do we have to support policy makers to consider the future? [Artefact]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76wJB4Vrj5g.
What is ‘Futures Literacy’ and why is it important to consider our futures?
Slocombe, W. (2023). What is ‘Futures Literacy’ and why is it important to consider our futures? [Artefact]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BolBjeM8TzU.
Science Fiction and the Predictable Perils of Superforecasting
Slocombe, W. (2023). Science Fiction and the Predictable Perils of Superforecasting. Vector: The Journal of the British Science Fiction Association.
2022
Estrangement, immersion, and the future: Designing the speculative environments of the virtual reality "Museum of the Future"
Spiers, E., Slocombe, W., Maltby, J., Dedopulos, T., Stolze, G., Goodenough, P., . . . Norris, J. (2022). Estrangement, immersion, and the future: Designing the speculative environments of the virtual reality "Museum of the Future". FUTURES, 138. doi:10.1016/j.futures.2022.102922
2021
Enforcing Machine Ethics: Considering Governor Modules through Martha Wells’s Murderbot Diaries
Slocombe, W., & Dennis, L. (2021). Enforcing Machine Ethics: Considering Governor Modules through Martha Wells’s Murderbot Diaries. In Science and Fiction (pp. 65-86). Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-64269-3_4
Minding the Future: Artificial Intelligence, Philosophical Visions and Science Fiction
Dainton, B., Slocombe, W. G., & Tanyi, A. (Eds.) (2021). Minding the Future: Artificial Intelligence, Philosophical Visions and Science Fiction. Springer.
Readme: A User’s Guide to Humanity
Slocombe, W. (2021). Readme: A User’s Guide to Humanity. In Science and Fiction (pp. 245-250). Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-64269-3_12
Militaries plunder science fiction for technology ideas, but turn a blind eye to the genre's social commentary
Slocombe, W. (2021). Militaries plunder science fiction for technology ideas, but turn a blind eye to the genre's social commentary. The Conversation. Retrieved from https://theconversation.com/
Futures literacy through narrative
Liveley, G., Slocombe, W., & Spiers, E. (2021). Futures literacy through narrative. Futures, 125, 102663. doi:10.1016/j.futures.2020.102663
Introduction
Dainton, B., Slocombe, W., & Tanyi, A. (2021). Introduction. In Science and Fiction (pp. 1-17). Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-64269-3_1
2020
Machine Visions: Artificial Intelligence, Society, and Control
Slocombe, W. G. (2020). Machine Visions: Artificial Intelligence, Society, and Control. In S. Cave, K. Dihal, & S. Dillon (Eds.), AI Narratives: A History of Imaginative Thinking about Intelligent Machines. Oxford: Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/oso/9780198846666.003.0010
2019
Generic Branding: Tattoos, Transgenics, and Tech Noir in James Cameron’s Dark Angel
Slocombe, W. G. (2019). Generic Branding: Tattoos, Transgenics, and Tech Noir in James Cameron’s Dark Angel. In K. Watson, & K. Cox (Eds.), Tattoos in crime and detective narratives: marking and remarking (pp. 239-255). Manchester: Manchester UP. Retrieved from https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526128676/
Playing Games with Technology: Fictions of Science in the Civilization Series
Slocombe, W. G. (2019). Playing Games with Technology: Fictions of Science in the Civilization Series. Osiris (Chicago): a research journal devoted to the history of science and its cultural influences, 34(1), 158-174. doi:10.1086/703828
‘That which is real is irreplaceable’: Lies, Damned Lies, and (Dis-)Simulations in Westworld
Slocombe, W. G. (2019). ‘That which is real is irreplaceable’: Lies, Damned Lies, and (Dis-)Simulations in Westworld. In A. Mackay, & A. Goody (Eds.), Reading Westworld. Palgrave Macmillan. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-14515-6_3
Post-national Futures in National Contexts: Reading ‘British’ Fictions of Artificial Intelligence
Slocombe, W. (2019). Post-national Futures in National Contexts: Reading ‘British’ Fictions of Artificial Intelligence. In New Approaches to the Twenty-First-Century Anglophone Novel (pp. 195-215). Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-32598-5_11
2017
'Partial' Stories: Exegesis, Eisegesis, and the Tale of Two ‘Failed’ Biographies
Slocombe, W. (2017). 'Partial' Stories: Exegesis, Eisegesis, and the Tale of Two ‘Failed’ Biographies. In J. Lajta-Novak, & L. Boldrini (Eds.), Experiments in Life-Writing - Intersections of Auto/Biography and Fiction (pp. 225-247). Palgrave Macmillan.
2016
Margaret Weis: A Literary Biography
Slocombe, W. G. (2016). Margaret Weis: A Literary Biography. Fafnir – Nordic Journal of Science Fiction and Fantasy Research, 3(3), 51-62. Retrieved from http://journal.finfar.org/articles/margaret-weis-a-literary-biography/
Seeing Things...Differently, or, Hallucinating the Postmodern
Slocombe, W. G., & Baker, C. (2016). Seeing Things...Differently, or, Hallucinating the Postmodern. Studies in the Literary Imagination, 48(1), 127-145.
Nerve: a flawed but insightful film about the perils of social media
Slocombe, W. G. (2016). Nerve: a flawed but insightful film about the perils of social media. The Conversation. Retrieved from https://theconversation.com/
What science fiction tells us about our trouble with AI
Slocombe, W. G. (2016). What science fiction tells us about our trouble with AI. The Conversation. Retrieved from https://theconversation.com/
Ideas, Inspirations and Influences: An Interview with Alastair Reynolds
Slocombe, W. G. (2016). Ideas, Inspirations and Influences: An Interview with Alastair Reynolds. Foundation: the international review of science fiction, 45(1), 90-100.
Artificial Reading (Mk II)
Slocombe, W. G. (2016). Artificial Reading (Mk II). Gramma: Journal of Theory and Criticism, 23, 92-105. doi:10.26262/gramma.v23i0.5405
2013
Games Playing Roles in the Fiction of Iain (M.) Banks
Slocombe, W. (2013). Games Playing Roles in the Fiction of Iain (M.) Banks. In K. Cox, & M. Colebrook (Eds.), The Transgressive Iain Banks: Essays on a Writer Beyond Borders (pp. 136-149). Jefferson: McFarland Press.
2012
Training humanities doctoral students in collaborative and digital multimedia
Ensslin, A., & Slocombe, W. (2012). Training humanities doctoral students in collaborative and digital multimedia. Arts and Humanities in Higher Education, 11(1-2), 140-156. doi:10.1177/1474022211428897
Turning the tables.
Slocombe, W. (2012). Turning the tables.. Mental health today (Brighton, England), 28-29.
2010
From Passive to Active Voices: Technology, Community, and Literary Studies
Marshall, L., & Slocombe, W. (2010). From Passive to Active Voices: Technology, Community, and Literary Studies. In Teaching Literature at a Distance: Open, Online and Blended Learning (pp. 99-112).
Is Metafiction an Other Realism? The Strange Case of Paul Auster and Mr Blank
Slocombe, W. (2010). Is Metafiction an Other Realism? The Strange Case of Paul Auster and Mr Blank. In G. Baker, & E. Aldea (Eds.), Realism's Others (pp. 227-246). Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
No Larkin Around: The Challenges of Contemporary Literary Archives
Slocombe, W., & Hill, J. (2010). No Larkin Around: The Challenges of Contemporary Literary Archives. Archives: The Journal of the British Records Association, xxxv(122), 1-10.
Of Machine Gods and Technological Daemons: Divine Patterns in Contemporary Fictions of Technology
Slocombe, W. (2010). Of Machine Gods and Technological Daemons: Divine Patterns in Contemporary Fictions of Technology. In A. Evans, & E. Kraus (Eds.), Writing into the Twenty-First Century: Essays on the Contemporary American Novel (pp. 138-154). Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
2009
Did Melville Misplace Santa Maria in Benito Cereno?
Slocombe, W. (2009). Did Melville Misplace Santa Maria in Benito Cereno?. MHRA Working Papers in the Humanities, 4, 25-33. Retrieved from http://www.mhra.org.uk/ojs/index.php/wph/article/viewFile/62/71
The Pixels Are on The Interface, But What Do They Mean?
Slocombe, W. (2009). The Pixels Are on The Interface, But What Do They Mean?. Writing Technologies, (1). Retrieved from http://www.ntu.ac.uk/
The Subjects of English? Communities and Communication
Marshall, L. H., & Slocombe, W. (2009). The Subjects of English? Communities and Communication. Wordplay: The English Subject Centre Magazine, (2), 6-9. Retrieved from http://www.english.heacademy.ac.uk/
2008
Techno-Babel: Re-Pre-Positioning Narratives and New Media
Slocombe, W. (2008). Techno-Babel: Re-Pre-Positioning Narratives and New Media. Genre, 41(3-4), 1-32. doi:10.1215/00166928-41-3-4-1
<i>On the Case</i>: Designing an Interdisciplinary Learning Game with <i>Neuromancer</i>
Slocombe, W., & Price, C. (2008). <i>On the Case</i>: Designing an Interdisciplinary Learning Game with <i>Neuromancer</i>. E-Learning and Digital Media, 5(2), 167-179. doi:10.2304/elea.2008.5.2.167
Beyond Good and Evil: The Inhuman Ethics of <i>Redemption</i> and <i>Bloodlines</i>
Slocombe, W. (2008). Beyond Good and Evil: The Inhuman Ethics of <i>Redemption</i> and <i>Bloodlines</i>. In COMPUTER GAMES AS A SOCIOCULTURAL PHENOMENON: GAMES WITHOUT FRONTIERS WAR WITHOUT TEARS (pp. 119-128). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
Bibliographic Highways, Byways, and MyWays: Enabling Digital Natives to Read between the Signs
Marshall, L. H., & Slocombe, W. (2008). Bibliographic Highways, Byways, and MyWays: Enabling Digital Natives to Read between the Signs. In H. J. Miller, & A. L. Jefferies (Eds.), Enhancing the Student Experience (pp. 63-72). Hatfield: University of Hertfordshire Press.
2007
Archive-text: An interdisciplinary dialogue
Slocombe, W., & Hill, J. (2007). Archive-text: An interdisciplinary dialogue. ENGLISH LANGUAGE NOTES, 45(1), 21-31. Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
2006
Nihilism and the Sublime Postmodern: The (Hi)Story of a Difficult Relationship from Romanticism to Postmodernism
Slocombe, W. (2006). Nihilism and the Sublime Postmodern: The (Hi)Story of a Difficult Relationship from Romanticism to Postmodernism. New York: Routledge.
Translating 'Nothing': Nihilism, Shelley's 'Atheism,' and the Sublime
Slocombe, W. (2006). Translating 'Nothing': Nihilism, Shelley's 'Atheism,' and the Sublime. American, British and Canadian Studies, 7, 45-57.
2005
Nihilism and the Sublime Postmodern
Slocombe, W. (n.d.). Nihilism and the Sublime Postmodern. Routledge. doi:10.4324/9780203959206
"This is not for you": Nihilism and the house that Jacques built
Slocombe, W. (2005). "This is not for you": Nihilism and the house that Jacques built. MFS-MODERN FICTION STUDIES, 51(1), 88-109. doi:10.1353/mfs.2005.0015
A 'Majestic' Reflexivity: Machine-Gods and the Creation of the Playing Subject in Deus Ex and Deus Ex: Invisible War
Slocombe, W. (2005). A 'Majestic' Reflexivity: Machine-Gods and the Creation of the Playing Subject in Deus Ex and Deus Ex: Invisible War. In N. Garrelts (Ed.), Digital Gameplay: Essays on the Nexus of Game and Gamer (pp. 36-51). Jefferson: McFarland Press.
Littered with meaning: the problem of sign pollution in postmodern, post-structuralist and ecocritical thought
Slocombe, W. (2005). Littered with meaning: the problem of sign pollution in postmodern, post-structuralist and ecocritical thought. TEXTUAL PRACTICE, 19(4), 493-+. doi:10.1080/09502360500329901
2004
Haruki Murakami and the Ethics of Translation
Slocombe, W. (2004). Haruki Murakami and the Ethics of Translation. Comparative Literature and Culture: A WWWeb Journal, 6(2). Retrieved from http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/clcweb/vol6/iss2/6/