Wed, Feb 26
|Colorado Springs
Solertia Humanities Speaker Series
The UCCS Humanities program is proud to offer the Solertia Humanities Speaker Series, which presents an annual talk by an internationally recognized leader in the humanities.
Time & Location
Feb 26, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Colorado Springs, 5225 N Nevada Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80918, USA
About the event
Why Humanities Matter: Dune and Star Wars as the Gateway to Your Purpose
Wednesday, 26 February 2025, 7:00pmChapman Foundations Recital HallEnt Center for the Arts5225 N. Nevada Ave., Colorado Springs, CO 80918
Science fiction doesn't predict the future—it inspires the future. Science fiction depicts alternate worlds, some wondrous and alien, others cautionary and dystopian. Pivotal classics such as Dune and Star Wars have entered our consciousness and inspired countless people to pursue careers in ecology, engineering, politics, and economics. #1 international best-selling author Kevin J. Anderson has written many novels in the Dune and Star Wars universes, as well as countless original works. He will discuss how engaging with the humanities through science fiction influenced his own career choices and life path, from growing up in a small Wisconsin farming town to working in a billion-dollar franchise.
Kevin J. Anderson has published more than 190 books, fifty-eight of which…