WISCON!

[oyceter]

Eeeeee! Programming is out for Wiscon! I copy Mely and post my schedule and a poll.

Not Just Japan: Asian Science Fiction and Fantasy

"What works of science fiction and fantasy are being produced in Asia today? How does the popularity of anime and manga fit into this, and how do we bring in other Asian nations and not focus solely on Japan? Questions to tackle may include: Can we even classify certain works and genres, such as wuxia, as SF/F, and is there a difference in how speculative fiction in Asia might be thought of? How do people who are just being introduced to Asian SF/F react to a different set of tropes and genre expectations, versus those who grew up with it? And where do Asian-(nationality) folks (e.g. Asian-Americans, British Asians) fit in?"
Friday, 8:45-10:00 P.M.

M: Rachel Kronick
Vandana Singh (!!!!!!!!)
me


Can Internet Drama Change The World?

"Impassioned blog debates have initiated many into feminist praxis, queer critique, and antiracist ideology. But they also generate frustration, disillusionment, and flamewars. Participants in online political discussions are frequently derided for wasting energy that would be better expended in 'real' political work than in online drama, but many can also attest to the importance of online participation to developing understandings of power and privilege. This roundtable will raise questions of the validity and importance of online micro-political interventions, and their relationship to social justice activism on a larger scale."
Sunday, 10:00-11:15 A.M.

M: Alexis Lothian
Julia Starkey
K Tempest Bradford
Woodrow Hill
me

[Poll #1183668]

Comments

[the_rck]

I wish I were going. I'd definitely attend a guerrilla panel on bodies in shoujo manga if I were there. I'd skip the one on Octavian Nothing because I haven't read the book (and suspect that it would make me feel a bit too suicidal for me to risk it). For people who have read the book, I expect that such a panel would be fascinating. It sounds like a book that produces very strong reactions in most everyone.

[oyceter]

Octavian Nothing is awesome, and strangely did not make me feel depressed, though it made me feel angry and frustrated and also made me think a lot.

I waaaant the shoujo bodies one so much! Largely because I want feminists to talk about shoujo manga with me!

[the_rck]

I have severe (disabling) anxiety, so I have to be cautious about things that will make me angry, frustrated or depressed, especially if they're things that aren't required for day to day survival. Sadly, that means that most books that make people think about uncomfortable but necessary or uncomfortable but interesting subjects have to go on the no list.

[oyceter]

Ah yes, definitely a triggery book then!