There will be two major presentations on June 6, and an experimental ZOOM meeting during the break!

Being an experiment, we are currently limiting the zoom session to members and friends that we know. If you did not receive an invite, but would like to participate, contact <president@monsffa.ca> with your e-mail address.

Journalism in science fiction and fantasy, presented by Joe Aspler

Why do so many science fiction characters work as journalists? Is it simply their day job? Or does X-ray vision give you an advantage in snooping out stories? Maybe science fiction and cartoon characters are extra nosy. Think Peter Parker or Lois Lane.

Why does journalism play a role in so many science fiction stories? Winston Smith of the Ministry of Truth in 1984 rewrote the news on a daily basis. William de Worde founded the Ankh-Morpork Times, the first newspaper on Discworld. The James Bond Villain in Tomorrow Never Dies was dedicated to ruling the world with Fake News. TinTin solved crime the old-fashioned way: with a typewriter and a twin-lens reflex camera. Sarah-Jane Smith, companion to the third and fourth Doctor, acted as snoopy journalist when necessary, and as the traditional 1970s SF Screamer at other times.

Today’s presentation shows how and why journalism as story-telling – or as fake story telling – is an important part of many cartoons science fiction stories.
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SF&F Plagues and Diseases, PART 3, presented by Sylvain St-Pierre

For the past two months, we have been covering all sorts of disgusting and deadly diseases. As colourful as some of them might be, it’s all rather depressing.

For a change, the third and final installment of SF&F Plagues and Diseases will cover the genre’s response to ailments: the strange and wonderful (and often weird) realm of Science Fiction and Fantasy Healing.

No matter what your Health Care coverage is, you will find yourself wanting for some of those procedures right now.