City by Clifford Simak (Book Review & Analysis) | these are the stories that dogs tell

Описание: In this video I take a deep dive into the fixup science fiction novel City, by Clifford Simak. It's one of my favorites, so I hope you enjoy the video. If you're eager to find out how intelligent dogs go about creating a pacifist utopia, this might be your jam. A great book either way.

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Sources:
City, by Clifford Simak, Gnome Press (1952)
An Interview with Clifford Simak: A Career in Science Fiction, University of Kansas (1971). Conducted by James Gunn. Video here:    • A career in science fiction - An interview...  
Several articles on Simak and his stories by Joachim Boaz were extremely helpful in my research: https://sciencefictionruminations.com/
Image of "Sci-fi Ghetto" article from tvtropes.org
Publication info and history from the Internet Speculative Fiction Database, isfdb.org
Image from the Twilight Zone, "Eye of The Beholder", CBS, Rod Serling, (1960)
Associations between social media use and loneliness in a cross-national population: do motives for social media use matter? Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine. Published online 2023.
Screenshot of Native Martians from Futurama, "A Farewell to Arms" (2012)
"Aesop" and the Ambiguity of Clifford Simak's City, by John Ower, Science-Fiction Studies, Vol 6, pg. 164.
Most images used are public domain and sourced from Wikimedia Commons
A few screenshots of Astounding SF magazine sourced from archive.org and Wikimedia Commons.
Brief clip of the "Isolation Song" from The Mighty Boosh episode "The Nightmare of Milky Joe" (2005).
Adagio Di Albinoni by Remo Giazotto (fascinating piece; originally attributed 17th century composer Tomaso Albinoni but actually composed in the 20th century by Remo Giazotto. I first heard it in Orson Welles' The Trial, which is what inspired my use here. I thought the recording I used was in the public domain, but maybe it isn't. Either way, my video is not monetized, so hopefully it's ok).


Timestamps:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:05:53 Framing Device
00:11:33 Plot Summary
00:25:17 Initial Thoughts
00:31:30 Isolation
00:47:10 The End of Man
00:55:16 Aesop
01:03:31 The Ninth Tale
01:07:01 Epilog

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