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A weekly twitter chat (using the hashtag [https://twitter.com/#!/search?q=%23FeministSF #FeministSF]") that was established in May 2011 in response to the death of [[Joanna Russ]]. Future themes and topics will be listed here. | A weekly twitter chat (using the hashtag "[https://twitter.com/#!/search?q=%23FeministSF #FeministSF]") that was established in May 2011 in response to the death of [[Joanna Russ]]. Future themes and topics will be listed here. | ||
Chats take place on Sundays, at 11:00 Pacific, 14:00 Eastern, 19:00 UK, etc. | Chats take place on Sundays, at 11:00 Pacific, 14:00 Eastern, 19:00 UK, etc. | ||
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* May 22, Short story club | * May 22, Short story club | ||
* May 29 | * May 29 | ||
* June 5, Book | * June 5, Book group: Ursula Le Guin's ''Dispossessed'' | ||
* June 12 | * June 12 | ||
* June 19, Short story club | * June 19, Short story club | ||
* June 26 | * June 26 | ||
* July 3, Book | * July 3, Book group: Octavia Butler's ''Fledgeling'' | ||
* July 10 | * July 10 | ||
* July 17, Short story club | * July 17, Short story club | ||
* July 24 | * July 24 | ||
* July 31 | * July 31 | ||
* August 7, Book | * August 7, Book group: | ||
* ... | * ... | ||
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* Nichelle Nichols & Uhura | * Nichelle Nichols & Uhura | ||
* Tepper's ''The Gate to Women's Country'' | * Tepper's ''The Gate to Women's Country'' | ||
* Starhawk's ''The Fifth Sacred Thing'' | * Starhawk's ''The Fifth Sacred Thing'' | ||
Revision as of 13:24, 9 May 2011
A weekly twitter chat (using the hashtag "#FeministSF") that was established in May 2011 in response to the death of Joanna Russ. Future themes and topics will be listed here.
Chats take place on Sundays, at 11:00 Pacific, 14:00 Eastern, 19:00 UK, etc.
Past chats and other posts under this hashtag are archived at TwapperKeeper.
Future topics
- May 15
- May 22, Short story club
- May 29
- June 5, Book group: Ursula Le Guin's Dispossessed
- June 12
- June 19, Short story club
- June 26
- July 3, Book group: Octavia Butler's Fledgeling
- July 10
- July 17, Short story club
- July 24
- July 31
- August 7, Book group:
- ...
Past topics
- May 8, 2011: Joanna Russ
Unsorted list of suggestions for future topics
- Nichelle Nichols & Uhura
- Tepper's The Gate to Women's Country
- Starhawk's The Fifth Sacred Thing
- femaleness & createdness. Pygmalion, Justina Robson, Ekaterina Sedia
- more recent: Leelo
- Shiner, Kelly, Ryman, Delany
- Torn World, hopefully with @ellenmillion
- outside of literary SF, to other media
- Kit Reed, Gwyneth Jones, Mary Gentle, Pat Murphy
- Melissa Scott, Shadow Man
- http://www.worldswithoutend.com/lists_sf_mistressworks.asp
- author interviews, editor interviews
- in March 89 James Patrick Kelly & Karen Fowler pub. v.similar stories from m/f perspectives
- Mary Shelley
- http://futurefire.net/2010.19/index.html (Feminist SF themed issue)
- http://futurefire.net/2010.20/index.html (Queer SF themed issue)
- @mcahogarth, what with the alien species with three sexes
- If we include fantasy, I can thing of @jimchines
- Discuss historical ancestors.
- A thread where conversants each put forth 1 thing they've learned from #feministsf
- alternate gender formations and their use in #feministsf
- For discussions of sexualities & disabilities, @catvalente would be a good guest-hostess
- @JLichtenberg is active on #sfchat
- @CJCherryh also has a Twitter account.
- @catvalente & @theodoragoss would also be great for a discussion of feminism & myth/folklore
- http://eithin.com/wiki/index.php?title=Free_Online_Fiction