Imagined Histories

Science fiction and fantasy provide their adherents with imagined histories of future or alternate worlds. These stories are shaped by the present circumstances of their composition, among them the real histories of this world. This second Perspectives issue on fiction, like its predecessor in December 2021, celebrates and explores the connections between history, imagination, and reality that sci-fi and fantasy present. From the shifting historical memory of the American Revolution to video games and icosahedrons, everything has a history—even the future.

Image: Emanuel Leutze, Washington Crossing the Delaware, Metropolitan Museum of Art, public domain; NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, The Pillars of Creation, CC BY 4.0.

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Staff

Leland Renato Grigoli, editor
Laura Ansley, managing editor
Lizzy Meggyesy, research and publications assistant
Alexandra F. Levy, communications manager
Liz Townsend, manager, data administration and integrity

Other Articles

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November 8, 2022

From the Editor

Townhouse Notes, December 2022
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November 17, 2022

From the President

Remembering Aidan

November 30, 2022

In Memoriam

Richard Herr (1922–2022)

November 30, 2022

In Memoriam

Elizabeth York Enstam (1937–2022)
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November 30, 2022

Letters to the Editor

On “The National History Center and the AHA”
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November 30, 2022

Letters to the Editor

On “Townhouse Notes: Boo”
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December 2, 2022

AHA Annual Meeting, Perspectives Daily

AHA23 Slogan Contest
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December 9, 2022

Member Spotlight, Perspectives Daily

AHA Member Spotlight: Aimee Loiselle
AHA23 Annual Conference Poster.

December 19, 2022

Perspectives Daily

Announcing the AHA23 Slogan Contest Finalists
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December 21, 2022

Member Spotlight, Perspectives Daily

AHA Member Spotlight: Fumiaki Kubo