--This post is a continuation of my reflection on "Why Writing the Other is Always Radical"-- Photo by Ricardo Cruz on Unsplash Representation matters. It's a movement, it's the #ownvoices hashtag, and it's been pushing institutions like the book publishing industry and Hollywood to find more diverse creators and to cast more diverse characters and …
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Why Writing the Other is Always Radical (Part I)
Photo by Ali Arif Soydaş on Unsplash Writing the other is an inherently political act, especially when the dominant culture wants to turn the other into a “them.” An “us” is a person of dignity with whom we can empathize and recognize as a human being. An “us” is someone we can relate to and …
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MythCon 46: The Arthurian Mythos Part IV: The Conclusion
The final day of MythCon 46 was Monday August 3rd, during which I only took notes on one presentation: Vicki Ronn on "Graphic King Arthur," that is, the history of King Arthur comic books. Ronn presented a series of comics featuring or starring the mythical king, evaluating each for the quality of its illustrations, story, …
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MythCon 46: The Arthurian Mythos Part III: Attebery, Politics, and Worldviews
Sunday 2 August 2015 was the date of my long-awaited presentation on Charles de Lint's multicultural utopia. Although this post will not include a copy of my presentation--that will be for next week, when I will discuss the final day of lectures at MythCon 46--I do include a significant panel involving the inestimable Brian Attebery, one of the key scholars …
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MythCon 46: The Arthurian Mythos Part I: On Satyrs, Derrida, and Names of Power
Every Friday over the next couple of weeks I will be posting notes that I made during this year's Mythopoeic Conference at the Hotel Elegante in Colorado Springs, CO. I presented a paper there on Charles de Lint and had the occasion to reacquaint myself with the much of the same gang from the last MythCon …
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