''Extrapolation'' is an

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covering

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, established in 1959. It was the first journal in its field and is published by

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History

''Extrapolation'' was established in 1959 by Thomas D. Clareson and was published at the

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. It was the first academic journal in the field of

. In 1979, it moved to the

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Press. A decade later, Clareson stepped down as

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and was succeeded by Donald M. Hassler of the KSU English Department. In 2002 the journal was transferred to the University of Texas at Brownsville."Extrapolation (University of Texas at Brownsville)"
/ref> At that time Donald M. Hassler became executive editor, and the position of editor was filled by Javier A. Martinez of UTB/TSC's Department of English. In 2007, Hassler retired and the current editors are Martinez, Andrew M. Butler (

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), Gerry Canavan (

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), Rachel Haywood-Ferreira (

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) and John Rieder (

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). The reviews editor is D. Harlan Wilson (

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). The journal is currently published by

''Extrapolation'' covers all areas of speculative culture, including print, film, television, comic books, and video games, and particularly encourages papers which consider popular texts within their larger cultural context. The journal publishes papers from a wide variety of critical approaches including literary criticism, Utopian studies, genre criticism, feminist theory, critical race studies, queer theory, and

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. It is interested in promoting dialogue among scholars working within a number of traditions and in encouraging the serious study of popular culture. ''Extrapolation'' appears three times a year.

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* {{official website, http://online.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/loi/extr Triannual journals Science fiction and fantasy journals English-language journals Academic journals established in 1959 University of Liverpool 1959 establishments in the United Kingdom

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