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WisCon 2009 "The Anvil Chorus: Historical Fiction and Social Justice"

May 28, 2009 08:03

WisCon 2009

"The Anvil Chorus: Historical Fiction and Social Justice"
Sunday, 4-5:15 pm. Lesley Hall [moderator], Jane Acheson, Deepa D., Ellen Klages

My notes stop when the moderator began taking questions from the audience, because my hand gave out. This is all paraphrase, unless it's in quotes, and then I am pretty sure I am quoting directly, but ( Read more... )

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Comments 7

lnhammer May 28 2009, 15:09:59 UTC

I want to know about this children's book about Kit Carson's daughter.

---L.

lnhammer May 28 2009, 15:40:04 UTC

It was Adaline Falling-Star by Marie Pope Osborne. Its historical accuracy is... lacking.

--JA

lnhammer May 28 2009, 18:06:07 UTC

Ah. Too bad.

---L.

sartorias May 28 2009, 15:56:50 UTC

Oh, good stuff, thanks for typing that up!

gwynnega May 28 2009, 21:38:37 UTC

Thanks for the write-up. I really wish I'd gone to that panel!

slithytove May 31 2009, 10:29:57 UTC

So what does the Anvil Chorus have to do with it?

oracne June 1 2009, 12:43:11 UTC

I think there were a lot of social justice panels and it was sort of a joke, "here's another one." Unless I missed something.