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Lia Mitchell - Superpowers and the Space Station
French science fiction is as old as the French language. Cyrano de Bergerac wrote about a trip to the moon that was published in 1657. So did Jules Verne in 1865, this time using hard scientific facts. Georges Mlis made the first movie showing a trip to the moon in 1902. In comics, Herg had Tintin walk on the moon in 1954, 15 years before Armstrong. Artist Jean-Claude Mzires work was clearly the inspiration for many of the aliens and spaceships in George Lucas #39; Star Wars saga. These are just a few of many unique French contributions to science fiction that rightly deserves to be better known. POW! features a dozen scholars from across Canada, the United States and France, discussing the role of science and fantasy in French science fiction, the influence of key authors in the genre #39;s history, as well as the impact of films and graphic novels on the public perception of the genre #39;s nature. The event will be highlighted by a public, keynote lecture by the preeminent science fiction author from Qubec, lisabeth Vonarburg, to be delivered on Friday November 2nd at the Language Institute Rotunda, LI216, at 8 pm Check out the poster for the conference here: http://www.nmsl.uregina.ca Intro animation by Gerald Saul. Camera/Edit Rob Hillstead Sound Jingyi Zhang Post-sound Ruben Rojas AlmendaresFrom:PowEyeMoonViews:14 2ratingsTime:00:54More inEducation

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