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Lisa Yaszek is a Regents Professor in Science Fiction Studies at the School of Literature, Media, and Communication at Georgia Institute of Technology. Her research primarily focuses on science fiction as a genre that intersects with global issues of gender, race, and technology. Yaszek examines how science fiction can recover lost voices from history and highlights new narratives shaping the future. She has authored several influential books including 'Self-Wired: Technology Subjectivity Contemporary American Narrative', 'Galactic Suburbia: Recovering Women’s Science Fiction', and 'Literary Afrofuturism Twenty-First Century'. Her expertise includes not only Afrofuturism but also broader cultural histories, literary theory, and mediatized culture. Yaszek is an active editor and juror for prestigious awards in the field and has served as the past president of the Science Fiction Research Association. She holds a Ph.D. in English from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and has received numerous awards for her teaching effectiveness and research contributions.
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