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I work on and teach science fiction as a way of thinking and feeling beyond capitalism into collective, communal life. I’m particularly interested in the feminist utopian SF of the 1970s, environmental and ecological SF, and utopia and utopianism, as well as Marxist and communist theory.
Hilary Strang was born on 17 December 1969 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She is an actress, known for Things We Lost in the Fire (2007), Stan Helsing (2009) and Run (1991).
- January 1, 1
- Actress
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Hilary Strang
Hilary Strang was born on December 17, 1969 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She is an actress, known for Things We Lost in the Fire (2007), Stan Helsing (2009) and Run (1991).
- December 17, 1969
- Something Revealed ‘Between Beings’
- Dogs Help Make A Home
- Dogs as Companions
- Emotion and Character
- Trust and Becoming Human
Over the course of my research on post-apocalyptic fiction — a sub-genre of science fiction that imagines the Earth as we know it coming to an end— I have been struck by how often dogs accompany the protagonists of such stories. Fiction like I Am Legend (1954) and A Boy and his Dog (1969), along with their respective film adaptations, are some rele...
Finchopens with Hanks’ character picking through an abandoned supermarket looking for food, and he just narrowly makes it home before being caught in a terrible storm. “Home” is an underground laboratory, but after descending the cold metallic staircase, Finch finds a warm welcome: a mat that reads “home sweet home” and a friendly dog who perks up ...
Goodyear functions much like the dog in The Last Man, one of the earliest examples of post-apocalyptic fiction by the 19th-century English Romantic novelist Mary Shelley. Shelley’s protagonist, Lionel Verney, ends the novel as a lonely survivor of a global cataclysm — in his case, a plague. Looking for companionship, Verney attempts to find sympath...
As in other post-apocalyptic stories, Finchconsiders the nature of human character by exploring the emotional relationship between humans and dogs. Audience members are invited to reflect upon their own emotional response. For critic Bilge Ebiri, writing for Vulture, Hanks’ successful portrayal of “an ordinary man for extraordinary times” makes the...
The robot Jeff’s role in Finchis to gradually learn what it means to be human. The robot begins as a typically mechanical being but takes on more and more distinctly human traits as the film goes on. The final hurdle for Jeff to surpass is the gaining of Goodyear’s trust. Early in the film, Jeff tells Finch, “I don’t think it likes me.” Finch respo...
Dec 30, 2021 · Hilary Strang is a senior lecturer at the University of Chicago, where she teaches classes on science fiction and directs the MA Program in Humanities. They are the hosts of “Marooned on Mars with Matt and Hilary,” a podcast examining the novels of Kim Stanley Robinson.
Congratulations to Hilary Strang who has been appointed Director of the Master of Arts Program in the Humanities at the University of Chicago!
Hilary Strang is known as an Actor. Some of her work includes Supernatural, The Christmas Calendar, The 4400, Airwolf, 21 Jump Street, Poltergeist: The Legacy, and Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster.
