1. The Speculative Present: The Conceptual Work of Pasts and Futures in Postmodernity Open Access Author: Haley, Adam Dunnington Title: The Speculative Present: The Conceptual Work of Pasts and Futures in Postmodernity Graduate Program: English Keywords: contemporary American fictionspeculative fictionscience fictionhistoryhistorical fictionapocalypse File: Download dissertation.pdf Committee Members: Michael Francis Berube, Dissertation Advisor/Co-AdvisorMichael Francis Berube, Committee Chair/Co-ChairJeffrey Nealon, Committee MemberBrian Lennon, Committee MemberEric Robert Hayot, Committee Member