Jeremy lassen (![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} jlassen) wrote,@ 2008-05-06 20:20:00 |
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My WisCon Panel Schedule
I will be at the following panels. When not at these panels, I will be A) at the bar... b) at the Governors club, or c) at John con. There is an outside chance that I could be at d) INFERNO (Madison's only goth/industrial club) on Saturday night. I will NOT be in the dealers room.
See you there.
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Title: Magical Realism: Threat or Menace?
"There are great stories being written under the heading of Magical Realism lately. Is it a legitimate subgenre of fantasy, or something else entirely? Does Magical Realism actually exist as a distinct entity, or is it simply a way for academics to study a few select authors that they view as worthy, while keeping the rest of the fantasy genre outside the ivory tower? "
Saturday, 1:00-2:15 P.M.
Capitol A
M: Delia Sherman
Catherynne M. Valente
Theodora Goss
Jeremy Lassen
*****
Title: Male Feminists: You Don't Get A Cookie
"Allies are an important part of any movement and there is always a level of satisfaction when someone takes a step down from their role as oppressor and attempts to throw off the benefits of male privilege. However, do we somehow give the voices of male feminists a greater weight than women with the same opinion? Do we allow male feminists a pass where we would never allow the same behavior/sayings in other men? Some male allies never choose to examine the way male privilege impacts their lives and their social interactions. From arguing their right to enter women-only spaces to talking over female colleagues and taking up much more than their fair share in conversations. This is of course not true of all male allies but it does seem to be present in a significant number. How can we deal with their presence? Are there ways to spot and deal with these allies in a way that educates and doesn't alienate? Most of all how much cachet do you deserve for deciding that women shoul!
d be treated as human beings?"
Saturday, 9:00-10:15 P.M.
Senate A
M: Betsy Lundsten
Woodrow Hill
Gregory Frost
Jeremy Lassen
Bradford Lyau
*****
Title: "Publishing, Profit, Agendas, and Ideals: The Eclipse One Cover Debate"
"Last year when Night Shade Books released the cover for their anthology, Eclipse One, a debate broke out over the names represented on the front. Namely, in an anthology that had 50/50 male and female authors, only male names appeared on the cover. The ensuing argument centered around two main points -- the publishers felt that, of the authors in the anthology, the names they'd put on the cover were likely to attract the attention of more casual buyers. And because they were in the business of making money, they could not afford to put an 'agenda' ahead of anything else. Readers felt that, because no women were given a slot on the cover, the publishers were reinforcing patriarchal assumptions about who sells books, and who doesn't. Some expressed the opinion that the lack of women on the cover was actually likely to deter them from buying the book. In this panel, which will be a debate, let's explore both sides in depth. Does indulging agendas and ideals hinder profit? Or !
can adhering to an ideal lead to different and/or better ways of creating more profit? "
Sunday, 2:30-3:45 P.M.
Wisconsin
M: K Tempest Bradford
Micole Sudberg
Eileen Gunn
Jeremy Lassen
*****
Title: The Brave New World of Twenty-First Century Publishing
"Thanks to twenty-first century technology, the publishing industry is in a position to open up to bold new voices. Ebooks and print-on-demand technology allow small presses to publish books with much less financial risk than before. Writers who previously had been shut out have the opportunity to see their work get published. But does this mean more quality books? Or does it mean even taller mountains of garbage? And what about sales and marketing? The Internet has tremendous potential as a tool for guerilla marketing, but how can that potential be harnessed? "
Sunday, 10:00-11:15 P.M.
Conference 4
M: Jeremy Lassen
fred schepartz
Stephen Eley
Paula Guran
Rachel Swirsky
I will be at the following panels. When not at these panels, I will be A) at the bar... b) at the Governors club, or c) at John con. There is an outside chance that I could be at d) INFERNO (Madison's only goth/industrial club) on Saturday night. I will NOT be in the dealers room.
See you there.
***************
Title: Magical Realism: Threat or Menace?
"There are great stories being written under the heading of Magical Realism lately. Is it a legitimate subgenre of fantasy, or something else entirely? Does Magical Realism actually exist as a distinct entity, or is it simply a way for academics to study a few select authors that they view as worthy, while keeping the rest of the fantasy genre outside the ivory tower? "
Saturday, 1:00-2:15 P.M.
Capitol A
M: Delia Sherman
Catherynne M. Valente
Theodora Goss
Jeremy Lassen
*****
Title: Male Feminists: You Don't Get A Cookie
"Allies are an important part of any movement and there is always a level of satisfaction when someone takes a step down from their role as oppressor and attempts to throw off the benefits of male privilege. However, do we somehow give the voices of male feminists a greater weight than women with the same opinion? Do we allow male feminists a pass where we would never allow the same behavior/sayings in other men? Some male allies never choose to examine the way male privilege impacts their lives and their social interactions. From arguing their right to enter women-only spaces to talking over female colleagues and taking up much more than their fair share in conversations. This is of course not true of all male allies but it does seem to be present in a significant number. How can we deal with their presence? Are there ways to spot and deal with these allies in a way that educates and doesn't alienate? Most of all how much cachet do you deserve for deciding that women shoul!
d be treated as human beings?"
Saturday, 9:00-10:15 P.M.
Senate A
M: Betsy Lundsten
Woodrow Hill
Gregory Frost
Jeremy Lassen
Bradford Lyau
*****
Title: "Publishing, Profit, Agendas, and Ideals: The Eclipse One Cover Debate"
"Last year when Night Shade Books released the cover for their anthology, Eclipse One, a debate broke out over the names represented on the front. Namely, in an anthology that had 50/50 male and female authors, only male names appeared on the cover. The ensuing argument centered around two main points -- the publishers felt that, of the authors in the anthology, the names they'd put on the cover were likely to attract the attention of more casual buyers. And because they were in the business of making money, they could not afford to put an 'agenda' ahead of anything else. Readers felt that, because no women were given a slot on the cover, the publishers were reinforcing patriarchal assumptions about who sells books, and who doesn't. Some expressed the opinion that the lack of women on the cover was actually likely to deter them from buying the book. In this panel, which will be a debate, let's explore both sides in depth. Does indulging agendas and ideals hinder profit? Or !
can adhering to an ideal lead to different and/or better ways of creating more profit? "
Sunday, 2:30-3:45 P.M.
Wisconsin
M: K Tempest Bradford
Micole Sudberg
Eileen Gunn
Jeremy Lassen
*****
Title: The Brave New World of Twenty-First Century Publishing
"Thanks to twenty-first century technology, the publishing industry is in a position to open up to bold new voices. Ebooks and print-on-demand technology allow small presses to publish books with much less financial risk than before. Writers who previously had been shut out have the opportunity to see their work get published. But does this mean more quality books? Or does it mean even taller mountains of garbage? And what about sales and marketing? The Internet has tremendous potential as a tool for guerilla marketing, but how can that potential be harnessed? "
Sunday, 10:00-11:15 P.M.
Conference 4
M: Jeremy Lassen
fred schepartz
Stephen Eley
Paula Guran
Rachel Swirsky
