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Wiscon - Knitting for Boys
Tue, Jun. 13th, 2006 10:27 pmModerator: Jason Erik Lundberg
Panelists: Jessica C. Adams, Joseph Murphy, Judith S. Peterson, Benjamin Micah Rosenbaum
I really should write up the panel "SF from the (so-called) Third World," except I got a bit bored when the discussion started wandering off to a definition of Magic Realism/the Magical Real, so now, of course, that's most of what I remember.
I also skipped the Joanna Russ interview to go to "Knitting with Boys." I somewhat regret that now, after having read How to Suppress Women's Writing, but on the other hand, I hadn't read anything of hers at the time. Also... knitting!
I can't remember if Joseph Murphy showed up or not. Anyhow, it was a panel in a very small room, and practically everyone in the audience (including me) was knitting something. I found it extremely comforting and immediately dug out my stuff and happily started crocheting, surrounded by yarn on all sides.
None of the panelists quite knew what the panel was going to be about -- I think Benjamin wanted to learn how to knit, but that was sadly quashed, due to the difficulty of teaching people how to knit in a very large room. We had two non-knitters (both of the guys), one knitter who had learned a while ago and re-picked it up lately (Jessica), and one former knitter who was now doing more woodworking (Judith).
( Cut for length on knitting and feminism! )
Panelists: Jessica C. Adams, Joseph Murphy, Judith S. Peterson, Benjamin Micah Rosenbaum
I really should write up the panel "SF from the (so-called) Third World," except I got a bit bored when the discussion started wandering off to a definition of Magic Realism/the Magical Real, so now, of course, that's most of what I remember.
I also skipped the Joanna Russ interview to go to "Knitting with Boys." I somewhat regret that now, after having read How to Suppress Women's Writing, but on the other hand, I hadn't read anything of hers at the time. Also... knitting!
I can't remember if Joseph Murphy showed up or not. Anyhow, it was a panel in a very small room, and practically everyone in the audience (including me) was knitting something. I found it extremely comforting and immediately dug out my stuff and happily started crocheting, surrounded by yarn on all sides.
None of the panelists quite knew what the panel was going to be about -- I think Benjamin wanted to learn how to knit, but that was sadly quashed, due to the difficulty of teaching people how to knit in a very large room. We had two non-knitters (both of the guys), one knitter who had learned a while ago and re-picked it up lately (Jessica), and one former knitter who was now doing more woodworking (Judith).
( Cut for length on knitting and feminism! )