esko<p>It is out in the world! For editors Anna McFarlane and Will Slocombe "what wins the prize for the most unexpected title" for the cyberpunk anniversary issue of Foundation is my new article, "Affectivity of 'Pants Science': Speculative Clothing, Disco Elysium, and Pattern Recognition"!</p><p>In the text, I delve into the feedback loop between speculative worlds and their commodification.</p><p>Of interest to <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/LiteraryStudies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LiteraryStudies</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/CognitiveLiteraryStudies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CognitiveLiteraryStudies</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/AffectStudies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AffectStudies</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/GameStudies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GameStudies</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/FashionStudies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FashionStudies</span></a> scholars, without forgetting <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Cyberpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cyberpunk</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/ScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceFiction</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/RPG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RPG</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/DiscoElysium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DiscoElysium</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/WilliamGibson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WilliamGibson</span></a> enthusiasts.</p><p>(And do hit me up for a [low-quality] scan! <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/ShamelessSelfPromotion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShamelessSelfPromotion</span></a>)</p>