Matthew B. Hill is Professor of English in the Humanities Department at Coppin State University, USA. His previous books include Dystopian States of America: Apocalyptic Visions and Warnings in Literature and Film (ABC-CLIO, 2022), Unconventional Warriors: The Fantasy of the American Resistance Fighter in Film and Television (Praeger, 2018), and The War on Terror and American Popular Culture (2009; with Andrew Schopp).

Leigha H. McReynolds is Assistant Clinical Professor at University of Maryland, USA, and teaches literature classes for the local D.C. bookstore, Politics and Prose. Her most recent publication is the chapter "Locations of Deviance: A Eugenics Reading of Dune" in Discovering Dune (2022).