How is the concept of time constructed in science fiction novels? | Qiufan Chen | TEDxTheBund
How is the concept of time constructed in science fiction novels? How do science fiction writers control time in their novels？We seem unable to truly control time. As a science fiction writer, Qianfan deconstructs the imagination of time flow in a wild and imaginative way. Just like the techniques commonly used in literature and film and television works, some classic or memorable images will use more narrative techniques to linger longer in people's perception, as if time has slowed down. Writer, translator, and futurist
Mao Dun Literature Newcomer Award
Global Chinese Science Fiction Nebula Award
China Science Fiction Galaxy Award, etcAuthor, translator, and futurist, currently a visiting professor in the Department of Chinese History and Culture at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He also serves as the Vice Chairman of the Science Fiction Literature Committee of the Chinese Writers Association, Vice Chairman of the Chinese Science Popularization Writers Association, Visiting Scholar at Yale University, and Boguru Scholar.His main works have been widely translated into more than 20 languages and have won numerous awards at home and abroad, including the Youth Ideological Propaganda Talent Award of the Central Propaganda Department, Mao Dun Newcomer Award, Global Chinese Science Fiction Nebula Award, China Science Fiction Galaxy Award, Asia Weekly's Top 10 Novels of the Year, German Business Book of the Year, French Imaginary Literature Award, etc. His works cover a wide range of topics, including artificial intelligence and technological ethics, climate change and environmental protection, planetary civilization and philosophy of mind, and more. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
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