Everything I Needed to Know About Feminism I Learned from YA - Panel Report

Still working on the WisCon 31 panel reports.  Slowly but surely!
The next panel I attended on Saturday was “Everything I Needed to Know About Feminism I Learned from YA”:

Young Adult fiction is full of strong female heroines who are a 14-year-old girl’s version of a superhero.  They kick ass, wield magic, stand up to boys/men/school/society, [...]

July 2, 2007   10 Comments

Three Comrades Go on a Quest… - Panel Report

Little by little, I’m continuing with my reports from the panels I attended at WisCon 31.
On Saturday afternoon, I attended the “Three Comrades Go on a Quest…” panel, moderated by Janine Ellen Young and featuring Leah Bobet, Laurie J. Marks, Meghan McCarron and Hilary Moon Murphy:

So many of the traditional fantasy tropes rely upon distinctions [...]

June 28, 2007   1 Comment

Genre Tokenism Today: The New Octavia Butler - Panel Report

After an embarrassingly long pause, I’m continuing with my write-ups of the WisCon 31 panels I attended. When I’ve finished writing about all of the panels, I’ll do a round-up post.
The second panel I attended on Saturday morning at WisCon 31 was “Genre Tokenism Today: The New Octavia Butler,” moderated by Nora Jemison and [...]

June 20, 2007   6 Comments