There Be Dragons! (WisCon 31 panel)
Reading, Viewing, and Critiquing SF&F•Caucus Room• Saturday, Midnight-1:15 a.m
What is it about the mythical dragon that is so alluring? The dragon has been memorialized in literature around the globe, yet comparison of dragon tales from West to East and vice versa yield differing points of view on the creature. This is no surprise, because the dragon is rooted in the deep feminine. Meanwhile, modern fantasy literature abounds with dragons; Anne McCaffrey's Pern series, and R.A. MacAvoy's Tea with the Black Dragon are just two (very different) examples. In what books and stories have dragons been done well? Less well? What are the implications of all this imagery on feminism? On our psyches? Let's discuss.
M: Patrick James Rothfuss, Natasha Minnerly, Nicolle Minnerly