Jack Williamson Lectureship
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When Jack Williamson retired from his position as professor of English at Eastern New Mexico University in 1977, the University established a lectureship series in his honor – the Jack Williamson Lectureship.
# | Year | Guest(s) of Honor | Theme, Notes |
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1 | 1977 | James Gunn, Frederik Pohl | Humanism, the Humanities, and the Future |
2 | 1978 | Golden Anniversary celebration of Jack Williamson's career as an author | |
3 | 1979 | June Goodfield, Jack Williamson | Playing God: the New Biology Moral Issues and Genetic Engineering: Fiction into Fact! |
4 | 1980 | Ben Abruzzo | The Future of Balloon Flights |
5 | 1981 | Vartan Gregorian | Past and Future |
6 | 1982 | John Newport | America's Continuing Controversy over Humanism |
7 | 1983 | Gordon Greaves, Robert Silverberg | If... or, The Janus View and The Future of Humanism |
8 | 1984 | Ihab Hassan | Imaginary Cities |
9 | 1985 | William Eamon | Albert Einstein and the Generation of 1905 |
10 | 1986 | Edward Bryant | Ad Astra per Covered Wagon: When our President was Jack Williamson's Future |
11 | 1987 | Thelma Shinn | Worlds within Women: Programs for Social Change in Women's SF and Fantasy |
12 | 1988 | Thomas Clareson | Latitude: Portales; Dimension: Williamson |
13 | 1989 | Harlan Ellison | The Great, Lost, Ancient Secret of Fame and Success as a writer, Part I |
14 | 1990 | Julius Kargarlitski | SF and Perestroika |
15 | 1991 | Stephen R. Donaldson | Epic Fantasy and the Modern World |
16 | 1992 | Joe Haldeman | The Three Cultures |
17 | 1993 | Jerry Pournelle | The Future of Democracy |
18 | 1994 | Frederik Pohl, Connie Willis, Charles N. Brown | A Century of Science Fiction: 1926-2026 |
19 | 1995 | Suzy McKee Charnas, Roger Zelazny, George R. R. Martin, Jane Lindskold | Humanities in the 21st Century |
20 | 1996 | C. J. Cherryh, Tim Powers | Worlds Enough and Time: Alternative Space in SF |
21 | 1997 | Melinda Snodgrass, Mike Resnick, Michael Cassutt | Images of the Future in Science Fiction Film and Television |
22 | 1998 | Nancy Kress, Terry Bisson | Designer Genes and Brave New Worlds |
23 | 1999 | Connie Willis, Greg Bear, Charles N. Brown | The Millennium Voyeur |
24 | 2000 | James R. Frenkel, Joan D. Vinge, Joe Haldeman | Forevers, Unlimited |
25 | 2001 | Scott Edelman, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Dean Wesley Smith | New Science for a New Century |
26 | 2002 | George R. R. Martin, Michael Swanwick | Dragons, Dinosaurs, and Darwin |
27 | 2003 | Joe Haldeman, Connie Willis | Celebrating 75 |
28 | 2004 | Frederik Pohl, Robert Silverberg | Space Opera: Then and Now |
29 | 2005 | Walter Jon Williams, Gregory Benford | Posthumanity Evolving |
30 | 2006 | Kim Stanley Robinson, Frederik Pohl | Ecological Apocalypse |
31 | 2007 | Connie Willis, Richard A. Hauptmann, Eleanor Wood | Metal Man to Stonehenge Gate: Seventy-Nine Years of Science Fiction |
32 | 2008 | Steven Gould, Alberto Rojo | Translocation/Transformation: Conjuring the Future |
33 | 2009 | Nalo Hopkinson, Gardner Dozois | New Moon Rising: Telling Science Fiction |
34 | 2010 | Ian Tregillis | Science Fantasy: Into the Next Decade |
35 | 2011 | Melinda Snodgrass, Michael Cassutt | Six Minutes into the Future: SF in Film and TV |
36 | 2012 | Daniel Abraham, Carrie Vaughn | Urban Fantasy |
37 | 2013 | Joe Haldeman | - |
38 | 2014 | Darynda Jones | The Wide World of Speculative Fiction |
39 | 2015 | Paolo Bacigalupi | Windup Worlds |
40 | 2016 | Victor Milán | The Many Faces of Victor Milán |
41 | 2017 | Melinda Snodgrass, Michael Cassutt | Reimagining the Super Hero: Celebrating 30 Years of Wild Cards |
42 | 2018 | S. M. Stirling | Changes |
43 | 2019 | Alex Rivera | Trans-border Fantasies and Nightmares |
44 | 2020 | Rebecca Roanhorse, James Patrick Kelly | postponed to |
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