On Thursday, October 5, from 10.00-13.00 hrs, NICA/RMeS are hosting a lecture/workshop by Joseph Crickmore entitled ‘De-Colonizing Spice Melange: Psychedelic Aesthetics in Dune’. After the introductory lecture by Crickmore, participants will enter into a discussion on political and de-colonizing ethics, approaching the current psychedelic revival from a media, cultural and broader humanities perspective.