Arisia Schedule

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Coming up this weekend! Arisia (Boston area convention) will be online this year. There's lots of great stuff going on so if you haven't been to one before, I recommend checking it out. I'm teaching for Cat Rambo on Saturday (not part of the convention) but will be on a couple of panels on Sunday. Should be fun!

2:30PM - 3:30PM EST
Gender Diversity in Speculative Fiction - Literature, Panel - 55min - Zoom Room 4 (Programming/Events)

Speculative fiction, with its focus on expanding what’s possible, has been exploring the far-from-final frontiers of gender identity for decades. From classics like Octavia Butler’s Lilith’s Brood and Ursula K. Le Guin’s The Left Hand of Darkness to Charlie Jane Anders’ All the Birds in the Sky and Kim Stanley Robinson’s 2312, join in our discussion of fiction by and/or about genderqueer and genderfluid characters.

Trisha J. Wooldridge (m), Bob R R Angell, Sara Codair, Forest Handford, LB Lee, Catherine Lundoff

4:00PM - 5:00PM EST

Mining History’s Neglected Corners - Writing, Panel - 55min - Zoom Room 1 (Programming/Events)

Many writers have used obscure historical events to ground their speculations. Frank Herbert uses his research into Bedouin culture to inform his Fremen society. Ken Liu recast the rise of the Han Dynasty in his silk-punk series, “The Dandelion Dynasty.” How can we raise up untold stories and broaden the worldview of our audience? Panelists will share surprising events in world history that might make your next space opera or fantasy epic come alive.

Deborah Kaminski (m), Andrea Hairston, Catherine Lundoff, Anne E.G. Nydam, Ken Schneyer