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I'm posting this partly because a bunch of other people have posted theirs, and partly as a reminder to myself that I need to do useful things like think about some of this stuff, and get an airline ticket.
"Tentative" because one of these items is later than I'd said I could do, and later than I really can do; I have a request in to the program managers about changing it, but haven't heard back yet.
How Have We Grown? (WiStory) Saturday, 2:30-3:45 p.m.
In her interview at WisCon 30 Joanna Russ said that her opinions about gay men and trans women had changed significantly since the early days of feminism. We all change and grow as we get older. In what ways has feminism changed since the start of WisCon, and where do we think it might go next?
Vicki Rosenzweig, Cheryl Myfanwy Morgan, Jorjet Harper, and Joan Haran
The Tragedy of Change (Feminism, Sex, and Gender) Saturday, 9:00-10:15 p.m.
How often is futuristic morphological change viewed in a tragic light in fiction, as in the cybernetically enhanced person feeling sorrow for the physical feelings they've lost, or the "inhumanity" of disembodied aliens? Why are transsexual humans of today often portrayed tragically in fiction and movies? How about post-menopausal women? People who've lost mobility or ability through illness? Is there a way to look at the future of our bodies that doesn't involve what we've lost, but what we have to gain?
Rebecca K. Rowe, M: Vicki Rosenzweig, BC Holmes, Alicia Ellen Goranson, and Gregory Frost
Fun Home (Feminism, Sex, and Gender)
Sunday, 11:30pm -12:45 a.m Time magazine named Alison Bechdel's graphic novel "Fun Home" as its top book of the year, and it spent a good chunk of 2006 on the NYT best-seller list. Bechdel is an artist/writer best known for her syndicated comic strip "Dykes To Watch Out For". It's pretty rare for (a) autobiography, (b) lesbianism, or (c) a graphic novel to be at the top of ANY critical list of best books of the year; hitting the trifecta is unprecedented. Which of these 3 aspects is most surprising? Does this bode well for the future?
Vicki Rosenzweig, Jenni Lauren Moody, and M: Rachel Sharon Edidin
I'm at least as interested in talking about Fun Home as about the implications of a lesbian autobiographical graphic novel being a best-seller and getting that much positive attention from the straight media. But I can't manage a panel at that hour. The scheduling for "The Tragedy of Change" is on the edge of what I can handle, but 11:30 p.m. the last night of the con is not going to work for me.
I just sent an email to the other members of the panel I'm moderating, basically asking to confirm that they are all on the panel [since I'm considering bailing from one of mine, it seems worth checking], and talking a bit about my theory of moderating, and a couple of things about the topic that interest me. If nothing happens, that's fine, but I've had some good pre-con "how shall we do this panel?" email discussions in previous years, and as moderator I figure it's for me to get the ball rolling.
"Tentative" because one of these items is later than I'd said I could do, and later than I really can do; I have a request in to the program managers about changing it, but haven't heard back yet.
How Have We Grown? (WiStory) Saturday, 2:30-3:45 p.m.
In her interview at WisCon 30 Joanna Russ said that her opinions about gay men and trans women had changed significantly since the early days of feminism. We all change and grow as we get older. In what ways has feminism changed since the start of WisCon, and where do we think it might go next?
Vicki Rosenzweig, Cheryl Myfanwy Morgan, Jorjet Harper, and Joan Haran
The Tragedy of Change (Feminism, Sex, and Gender) Saturday, 9:00-10:15 p.m.
How often is futuristic morphological change viewed in a tragic light in fiction, as in the cybernetically enhanced person feeling sorrow for the physical feelings they've lost, or the "inhumanity" of disembodied aliens? Why are transsexual humans of today often portrayed tragically in fiction and movies? How about post-menopausal women? People who've lost mobility or ability through illness? Is there a way to look at the future of our bodies that doesn't involve what we've lost, but what we have to gain?
Rebecca K. Rowe, M: Vicki Rosenzweig, BC Holmes, Alicia Ellen Goranson, and Gregory Frost
Fun Home (Feminism, Sex, and Gender)
Sunday, 11:30pm -12:45 a.m Time magazine named Alison Bechdel's graphic novel "Fun Home" as its top book of the year, and it spent a good chunk of 2006 on the NYT best-seller list. Bechdel is an artist/writer best known for her syndicated comic strip "Dykes To Watch Out For". It's pretty rare for (a) autobiography, (b) lesbianism, or (c) a graphic novel to be at the top of ANY critical list of best books of the year; hitting the trifecta is unprecedented. Which of these 3 aspects is most surprising? Does this bode well for the future?
Vicki Rosenzweig, Jenni Lauren Moody, and M: Rachel Sharon Edidin
I'm at least as interested in talking about Fun Home as about the implications of a lesbian autobiographical graphic novel being a best-seller and getting that much positive attention from the straight media. But I can't manage a panel at that hour. The scheduling for "The Tragedy of Change" is on the edge of what I can handle, but 11:30 p.m. the last night of the con is not going to work for me.
I just sent an email to the other members of the panel I'm moderating, basically asking to confirm that they are all on the panel [since I'm considering bailing from one of mine, it seems worth checking], and talking a bit about my theory of moderating, and a couple of things about the topic that interest me. If nothing happens, that's fine, but I've had some good pre-con "how shall we do this panel?" email discussions in previous years, and as moderator I figure it's for me to get the ball rolling.
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