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

[oyceter]

DOH. But! Sunday morning panelist brunch yes yes? When are you getting in and leaving? Hopefully I will get to sit down and talk to you this time instead of waving from a panel!

[seaya.livejournal.com]

I am getting in late morning Thursday (after the cab, that is, my flight gets in at like 9 am). I am leaving late afternoon on Monday.

I am totally up for a Sunday early panelist brunch. Nom nom. sparkymonster, ladyjax, coniraya, myself, and I think silk_noir went to this lovely place last year and we ate outside! And there was Meat! I should change my answers above.

I should change them also since I am also interested in the Asian sf/fantasy panel. I am particularly interested in South Asian literature (though it wasn't explicitly mentioned as such, more like implicitly, but I imagine it will be brought up). Have you heard of the efforts of Virgin comics? That might count as British Asian, only I think some/most of the writers are actually from India. When I was looking for a copy of Persepolis in Borders (which ended up being in the Middle Eastern History section instead of the comic section, wtf, why not put it in both), I saw these comics. There was a superheroine called Devi and also soem novelization of various Hindu stories. Then there was a kind of annoying one called The Sadhu which was about a white British soldier in colonial India who gets superpowers, or something like that, that one annoyed me. All written by South Asian people, though I think all men.

[oyceter]

Wheee! I must figure out more concrete meal plans!

Also, yay, come to Asian sf/f! I am not sure how much I have to say, but I am trying to pick the brains of my flist too. rachelmanija's got some stuff in comments in this post on English-language Indian fantasy in India. And I have to look up Virgin comics and Devi, thank you!