Preliminary Arisia Schedule
Dec. 7th, 2012 09:46 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
feste_sylvainAfter posting for the first time in two months yesterday, and carping that I still hadn't received my ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
arisia schedule, I just got it this morning:
Facing the Prejudice of Giants -- Friday, 7:00 PM
Vampires: Fear of the Other, Fear of the Body -- Fri 8:30 PM
(Actually, the Greek vrikolakas legends predate their contact with Jews, but vampires have certainly been used for the phobia-du-jour.)
All Together Now: Yellow Submarine at 45 -- Mon 10:00 AM
The Perils of Near-Future Science Fiction -- Mon 11:30 AM -- moderating
...This is a preliminary schedule; I signed up for seven panels, including my creation "The Year In Bad Science", which I moderated and was very popular last year. I'm hoping that the Science track is just late with their panel assignments. Also, all four of these panels are on Friday or Monday, which is less than ideal, but hey.
arisia schedule, I just got it this morning:Facing the Prejudice of Giants -- Friday, 7:00 PM
The World Fantasy Award is a statuette of H. P. Lovecraft's head. Yet, as many have pointed out, Lovecraft was deeply racist and anti-Semitic. More than the rest, women, people of color, LGBT, and other minorities must deal with the uncomfortable truth that many of the Giants we honor hate(d) us, or employ problematic stereotyping in their work. How do we reconcile these contradictions? How do we respond? When should a work's status as "great literature" be reconsidered in light of its flaws?
Vampires: Fear of the Other, Fear of the Body -- Fri 8:30 PM
Scholars of vampire literature have alleged that early traditions of the vampire in Europe reflect fears of Jews, both religiously and racially. Yet over time, the vampire has morphed. Rather than representing fear of societal dilution, the vampire represents destruction of the individual body, and concepts of the "blood disease" as like unto AIDS began to enter the zeitgeist. Rather than express fear of the other, more modern vampire literature embraces the other.
(Actually, the Greek vrikolakas legends predate their contact with Jews, but vampires have certainly been used for the phobia-du-jour.)
All Together Now: Yellow Submarine at 45 -- Mon 10:00 AM
This year marks the 45th anniversary of the release of the Beatles' animated movie Yellow Submarine. It is a classic musical fantasy film for children of all ages, complete with bizarre creatures, fantastical adventures, and an overarching moral theme. Nominated for a Hugo, Yellow Submarine remains transcendent beyond its litany of classic songs by the Beatles. It influenced the look and feel of animated film for many years after.
The Perils of Near-Future Science Fiction -- Mon 11:30 AM -- moderating
When writing near-future science fiction, one danger is that events will overtake your premise. Before you know it, your readers are looking back on the world that didn't happen rather than ahead to the possible future. What are some of the benefits that outweigh the risks? Does the reader's engagement with the story necessarily have to change when the story becomes near-past rather than near-future?
...This is a preliminary schedule; I signed up for seven panels, including my creation "The Year In Bad Science", which I moderated and was very popular last year. I'm hoping that the Science track is just late with their panel assignments. Also, all four of these panels are on Friday or Monday, which is less than ideal, but hey.
