http://andrewliptak.com/2012/07/17/readercon-23/ books, history, writing and science fiction, etc Tue, 04 Jun 2013 14:17:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://andrewliptak.com/2012/07/17/readercon-23/#comment-2356 Tue, 17 Jul 2012 20:26:07 +0000 http://andrewliptak.wordpress.com/?p=3190#comment-2356 I think there’s definitely a strong background in colonialist thought, and in racist thought, and also the whole “military domination” thing. There’s a huge amount of othering in SF, and that takes many forms. It’s worth thinking about when reading and writing, certainly, and definitely interesting to take a look at where it does crop up…

]]> http://andrewliptak.com/2012/07/17/readercon-23/#comment-2355 Tue, 17 Jul 2012 20:20:36 +0000 http://andrewliptak.wordpress.com/?p=3190#comment-2355 It was an interesting talk. I don’t agree that all of SF stems out of colonial racism, but it is intereresting to see where it impacts, and how influential it is at points.

]]> http://andrewliptak.com/2012/07/17/readercon-23/#comment-2354 Tue, 17 Jul 2012 20:14:18 +0000 http://andrewliptak.wordpress.com/?p=3190#comment-2354 I’m still rather sad that I didn’t get to attend the post-colonial sf/f panel. It’s relevant to my interests! I’m glad to hear it was enlightening, though…

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