Thinking about my post earlier this week on dead white male poets and the need to interrogate the concept of the canon, and reading coffeeandink's post here. and the comments, about some AmLit type still fighting the battles of the 70s about how Dreadful and Oppressive more inclusive curricula are (with particular reference to writings by African-Americans) ( Read more... )

Litfic
( Continuing my slow progress through the oeuvre of May Sinclair )

In the wake of reading Julie Phillips' extremely excellent James Tiptree, Jr: The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon (which I am reviewing elsewhere, so This Is Not a Review, merely a recommendation), I have been thinking various thoughts about women and writing and women and being able to pursue a trajectory in life which doesn't conform to the ( Read more... )

wiscon

Sunday: Rather to my annoyance, woke up about an hour before I needed to and was unable to get back to sleep. Also, was still unable to connect to wireless network. However, the day improved considerably when I met coffee_and_ink for breakfast: once coffee had been taken, conversation was so delightful and engaging that I was about 15 mins late for the ' ( Read more... )

wiscon

Sunday: Rather to my annoyance, woke up about an hour before I needed to and was unable to get back to sleep. Also, was still unable to connect to wireless network. However, the day improved considerably when I met coffee_and_ink for breakfast: once coffee had been taken, conversation was so delightful and engaging that I was about 15 mins late for the ' ( Read more... )