Kara Kennedy, PhD, is an educator, researcher, and writer in the areas of science fiction, technology, and digital and AI literacy. This article is based on her book
Adaptations of Dune:
Frank Herbert’s Story on Screen. She is also the author of
Frank Herbert’s Dune:
A Critical Companion,
Women’s Agency in the Dune
Universe: Tracing Women’s Liberation through Science Fiction, and articles on the topics of science fiction and fantasy literature, Wikipedia and academia, and digital literacy in the arts and humanities. She blogs at
DuneScholar.com.
