Sirens Panels
I am on two panels which I might be moderating - I'm not sure. One is going to be more of a general discussion, though, since there's only three of us.
I know that most of you, sadly, will not be present for these panels. (If you're lucky, someone will take and post notes.) But since I got really rushed due to grad school and traineeships, please help me out by proposing thought-provoking questions and discussion topics on either or both of these subjects. If I like them (and I'm modding) I'll put them to the panel.
The Huntress and the Dude in Distress: Gender Roles in The Hunger Games
Rachel Manija Brown, Faye Bi, Marie Brennan, Artemis Grey, Shveta Thakrar
This panel will discuss gender and gender roles as they relate to characters in Suzanne Collins’s The Hunger Games trilogy. We will focus our discussion on the changing roles of Katniss, Gale, and Peeta, but will also explore gender roles as they pertain to secondary characters and to the societies of Panem.
[NOTE: Discussion will be spoilery for all three books.]
Women Who Run with Wolves and Dance with Dragons
Rachel Manija Brown, Cora Anderson, Janni Lee Simner
From the magic horses of Mercedes Lackey’s Valdemar series to the psychic wolves of Sarah Monette and Elizabeth Bear’s A Companion to Wolves, fantasy novels have featured a wide variety of soul-bonded animal companions. These bonds, which range from wish-fulfillment fantasy to outright horror, are as diverse as the creatures themselves. This panel will discuss the tropes and themes of the animal companion motif, and explore the metaphoric nature of the bonds between women and their very special animals.
[NOTE: Bear and Monette's series was mentioned because it explicitly deals with gender roles; however, we'll discuss both women with animal companions, and any gender issues which involve animal companions. We will not discuss men and their animal companions unless there's some gender issue involved. ie, no discussion of Ged and his otak.]
Crossposted to http://rachelmanija.dreamwidth.org/1074734.html. Comment here or there.
I know that most of you, sadly, will not be present for these panels. (If you're lucky, someone will take and post notes.) But since I got really rushed due to grad school and traineeships, please help me out by proposing thought-provoking questions and discussion topics on either or both of these subjects. If I like them (and I'm modding) I'll put them to the panel.
The Huntress and the Dude in Distress: Gender Roles in The Hunger Games
Rachel Manija Brown, Faye Bi, Marie Brennan, Artemis Grey, Shveta Thakrar
This panel will discuss gender and gender roles as they relate to characters in Suzanne Collins’s The Hunger Games trilogy. We will focus our discussion on the changing roles of Katniss, Gale, and Peeta, but will also explore gender roles as they pertain to secondary characters and to the societies of Panem.
[NOTE: Discussion will be spoilery for all three books.]
Women Who Run with Wolves and Dance with Dragons
Rachel Manija Brown, Cora Anderson, Janni Lee Simner
From the magic horses of Mercedes Lackey’s Valdemar series to the psychic wolves of Sarah Monette and Elizabeth Bear’s A Companion to Wolves, fantasy novels have featured a wide variety of soul-bonded animal companions. These bonds, which range from wish-fulfillment fantasy to outright horror, are as diverse as the creatures themselves. This panel will discuss the tropes and themes of the animal companion motif, and explore the metaphoric nature of the bonds between women and their very special animals.
[NOTE: Bear and Monette's series was mentioned because it explicitly deals with gender roles; however, we'll discuss both women with animal companions, and any gender issues which involve animal companions. We will not discuss men and their animal companions unless there's some gender issue involved. ie, no discussion of Ged and his otak.]
Crossposted to http://rachelmanija.dreamwidth.org/1074734.html. Comment here or there.