Tragedy of Change (WisCon 31 panel)
Feminism, Sex, and Gender•Senate A• Saturday, 9:00-10:15 p.m.
How often is futuristic morphological change viewed in a tragic light in fiction? For instance, the cybernetically enhanced person feeling sorrow for the physical feelings they've lost, or the "inhumanity" of disembodied aliens? Why are transsexual humans of today often portrayed tragically in fiction and movies? How about post-menopausal women? People who've lost mobility or ability through illness? Is there a way to look at the future of our bodies that doesn't involve what we've lost, but what we have to gain?
M: Vicki Rosenzweig, R. Emrys Gordon, Gregory Frost, Alicia Ellen Goranson, Rebecca K. Rowe