CFP: Feminist Science Fiction (4/10/01; 5/25/01-5/28/01)

From: Justine Larbalestier (jazza@english.usyd.edu.au)
Date: Thu Feb 01 2001 - 00:30:22 EST

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    Call for papers: WisCon 25 the conference of feminist science fiction
    Memorial Day weekend, May 25-28 2001, at the Concourse Hotel in
    downtown Madison, Wisconsin

    We invite papers and presentations on any topic within feminism, science
    fiction, fantasy or horror (both literature and media). We especially
    welcome papers on the work of this year's guests of honour, Nancy Kress
    and Elisabeth Vonarburg; and special guest Carol Emshwiller.

    Papers at WisCon cover a wide range of topics and ask many different
    kinds of questions:

       * histories of feminist science fiction

       * Whiter than white? If the future is going to be white middle class
         and American can you kill me now?

       * approaches to particular authors such as Karen Joy Fowler, Nalo
         Hopkinson, Ursula Le Guin, Maureen McHugh, C. L. Moore, Kim Stanley
         Robinson, James Tiptree, Jr. and many many others

       * are warrior women really the answer?

       * histories and stories and adventures of feminist fandom

       * representations of men in horror films

       * the class systems of the Star Trek universe

       * the James Tiptree, Jr. Memorial Award

       * gender bending in science fiction comics

       * U.S. Politics: Fantasy, Horror, or Science Fiction?

    Send proposals via e-mail to:

    Justine Larbalestier
    jazza@english.usyd.edu.au

    Deadline: April 10, 2001.

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