An International Conference from 15-18 November, 2012 at TU Dortmund University, Germany 2012 sees the thirtieth anniversary of the untimely death, at the age of 53, of Philip K. Dick – a figure whose cultural impact within and beyond science fiction remains difficult to overestimate. Dick’s academic and popular reputation continues to grow, as a number of [...]
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Paul M. Sammons, author of Future Noir: The Making of Blade Runner will give a talk on everybody’s favorite replicant flick. Mr Sammons interviewed PKD a few times and is in a unique position to talk about this stuff. Also, Rich Doyle, annotator and author of the Afterword in the Exegesis will be be presenting. [...]
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The organizers are currently planning on charging $35 a day or $50 for the entire weekend. Speakers and presenters will have their entrance fee waived, but at this point we cannot promise presenters either travel or lodging expenses. The event will be held at San Francisco State University