The Marq'ssan Cycle (WisCon 33 panel)
Feminism, Anarchism, & Power: The Marq'ssan Cycle
Reading, Viewing, and Critiquing Science Fiction (Power, Privilege, and Oppression) • Saturday 2:30 - 3:45 PM • Senate A
L. Timmel Duchamp's epic near–future political series, the Marq'ssan Cycle, is complete, with the concluding volume, Stretto, appearing last year. The characters' personal relationships are closely intertwined with political oppression and resistance, showing possible glimpses of the future of global feminism. We'll attempt a quick overview of these dense books, and then explore one or more of their perturbing yet inspiring themes: Power, gender, how women take and use power, violence, and social change.
M: Kate Mason, Lesley Hall, Keffy R.M. Kehrli, Alexis Lothian