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As a fiction writer, Blackford specialises in science fiction, [[fantasy]] and [[horror fiction]]. His work includes four novels published by iBooks, three of them forming an original trilogy (The New John Connor Chronicles) set in the world of the [[Terminator (series)|Terminator]] movies. His non-fiction work frequently deals with issues involving science and society, particularly philosophical [[bioethics]], [[cyberculture]], [[transhumanism]], and the history and current state of the science fiction [[genre]]. His work has appeared in many magazines, journals, and reference books, and has been featured most prominently in ''[[Quadrant (magazine)|Quadrant]]'', a monthly journal of literature and policy. It draws on his academic qualifications in a number of fields.{{Citation needed|date=July 2015}}
As a fiction writer, Blackford specialises in science fiction, [[fantasy]] and [[horror fiction]]. His work includes four novels published by iBooks, three of them forming an original trilogy (The New John Connor Chronicles) set in the world of the [[Terminator (series)|Terminator]] movies. His non-fiction work frequently deals with issues involving science and society, particularly philosophical [[bioethics]], [[cyberculture]], [[transhumanism]], and the history and current state of the science fiction [[genre]]. His work has appeared in many magazines, journals, and reference books, and has been featured most prominently in ''[[Quadrant (magazine)|Quadrant]]'', a monthly journal of literature and policy. It draws on his academic qualifications in a number of fields.{{Citation needed|date=July 2015}}


Since 2008, he has also been a Fellow of the [[Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies]]. He was a speaker at the [[2010 Global Atheist Convention]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ieet.org/index.php/IEET/more/3644/ |title=Implausibility, Transcendence, and Atheism |accessdate=1 February 2010 |last=Blackford |first=Russell |date=10 January 2010 |publisher=[[Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies|IEET]]}}</ref> and a contributor to ''The Australian Book of Atheism''.<ref>Atheists for Freedom of Speech. pp 299–312 in Bonett, Warren (Editor). 2010. The Australian Book of Atheism. Melbourne, Vic: Scribe [http://www.scribepublications.com.au/book/theaustralianbookofatheism]</ref>
Since 2008, he has also been a Fellow of the [[Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies]]. He was a speaker at the [[2010 Global Atheist Convention]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ieet.org/index.php/IEET/more/3644/ |title=Implausibility, Transcendence, and Atheism |accessdate=1 February 2010 |last=Blackford |first=Russell |date=10 January 2010 |publisher=[[Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies|IEET]]}}</ref> and a contributor to ''The Australian Book of Atheism''.<ref>Atheists for Freedom of Speech. pp 299–312 in Bonett, Warren (Editor). 2010. The Australian Book of Atheism. Melbourne, Vic: Scribe {{cite web |url=http://www.scribepublications.com.au/book/theaustralianbookofatheism |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2010-12-10 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101213185101/http://www.scribepublications.com.au/book/theaustralianbookofatheism |archivedate=13 December 2010 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>


==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==

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Russell Blackford
Russell Blackford speaking at 2010 Global Atheist Convention
Russell Blackford speaking at 2010 Global Atheist Convention
BornSydney
OccupationWriter, philosopher and critic
NationalityAustralian
GenreScience fiction, fantasy & horror
Website
russellblackford.com

Russell Blackford is an Australian writer, philosopher, and literary critic, based for many years in Melbourne. He was born in Sydney, and grew up in the city of Lake Macquarie, near Newcastle, New South Wales. He moved to Melbourne in 1979, but returned to Newcastle to live and work in 2009.

Early life and career

Blackford graduated with First Class Honours degrees in both Arts and Law from the

Newcastle, on the return to myth in modern fictional narrative (as postulated by Northrop Frye). More recently, he completed a Master of Bioethics[1] and a second PhD program (in philosophy), both at Monash University.[2]

As a fiction writer, Blackford specialises in science fiction,

cyberculture, transhumanism, and the history and current state of the science fiction genre. His work has appeared in many magazines, journals, and reference books, and has been featured most prominently in Quadrant, a monthly journal of literature and policy. It draws on his academic qualifications in a number of fields.[citation needed
]

Since 2008, he has also been a Fellow of the

2010 Global Atheist Convention[3] and a contributor to The Australian Book of Atheism.[4]

Bibliography

Novels

Non-fiction books

Editor

Blackford in 2005

Academic articles

  • "Judicial Power, Political Liberty and the Post-Industrial State." Australian Law Journal 71 (1997): 267–93.
  • "Thinking about Cloning: A Reply to Judith Thomson." Journal of Law and Medicine 9 (2001): 238–50.
  • "Stranger Than You Think: Arthur C. Clarke's Profiles of the Future." Prefiguring Cyberculture: An Intellectual History. Ed. Darren Tofts, Annemarie Jonson, and Alessio Cavellaro. Sydney: Power Publications, 2002; co-published Boston: MIT Press, 2003: 252–63.
  • "Try the Blue Pill: What's Wrong with Life in a Simulation?" Jacking In to the Matrix Franchise: Cultural Reception and Interpretation. Ed. Matthew Kapell and William Doty. New York: Continuum, 2004: 169–82.
  • "Should We Fear Death? Epicurean and Modern Arguments." Immortality Institute, ed. The Scientific Conquest of Death: Essays on Infinite Lifespans. Buenos Aires: LibrosEnRed, 2004: 257–69.
  • "Human Cloning and 'Posthuman' Society." Monash Bioethics Review 24 (2005): 10–26.
  • "Stem cell research on other worlds, or why embryos do not have a right to life." Journal of Medical Ethics 32 (2006): 177–80.

Short stories

References

  • David Seed. A Companion To Science Fiction Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishing, 2005.

Footnotes

  1. ^ Russell Blackford – curriculum vitae
  2. ^ Postgraduate completions in Philosophy and Bioethics, Monash University.
  3. ^ Blackford, Russell (10 January 2010). "Implausibility, Transcendence, and Atheism". IEET. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
  4. ^ Atheists for Freedom of Speech. pp 299–312 in Bonett, Warren (Editor). 2010. The Australian Book of Atheism. Melbourne, Vic: Scribe "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 December 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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