Comments on: A Request: Recent Feminist Stories (updated)

By: Josh

Josh — Mon, 13 Feb 2006 04:52:10 +0000

I’d like to see Kit Reed’s and Carol Emshwiller’s short fiction represented on the “essential feminist sf” list –perhaps “The Hall of New Faces” and “Adapted”?

And I guess I gotta nominate “It Walks in Beauty.”

By: Justine

Justine — Mon, 13 Feb 2006 03:27:45 +0000

That’s a great idea, Jenny. Fabulous story. Not quite sure it fits our them, but maybe we can make it fit our theme.

Okay, if both you and Diana say I must read Millenium Hall then read it I will.

By: Jenny D

Jenny D — Mon, 13 Feb 2006 02:53:09 +0000

I don’t read a lot of short stories, sorry to say, but I thought Kelly Link’s “The Faery Handbag” was sort of a feminist story, no?

I too love Millennium Hall, great book…

By: Justine

Justine — Fri, 10 Feb 2006 20:45:02 +0000

Thanks all, am checking them out.

By: Jackie M.

Jackie M. — Thu, 09 Feb 2006 23:53:19 +0000

I'm not sure about best, I can't remember what all I've read recently. But Nagata's Goddesses is stuck in my brain right now. Just to contrast the Amazons, La Malcontenta is also one of my favorites. But I don't know, maybe that's even the opposite of feminism?

By: Meghan

Meghan — Thu, 09 Feb 2006 23:24:10 +0000

Cecil! Come to wiscon with me! We can even fly together and you can assure me we won’t fall out of the sky! doesn’t that sound like FUN?

Or not.

A podcast would be really interesting. I know how to do sound editing. I”m not so much w/ the having of equipment, however.

Um, i’m thinking about all this. I have no actual thoughts tho.

By: Diana Peterfreund

Diana Peterfreund — Thu, 09 Feb 2006 15:16:47 +0000

Sarah Scott, Justine, and you *must* read it. It’s Enlightenment feminism, or, as I said in the paper I wrote about it schoolside, “what would happen if all the jane austen books took a turn for the tragic, and the chicks bailed on the system.”

By: Niall

Niall — Thu, 09 Feb 2006 09:07:52 +0000

Well, I guess I'll stick my neck out if nobody else is going to ... Little Faces? Planet of the Amazon Women? I'm pretty sure something recent by Carol Emshwiller should be in consideration, but I don't think I can narrow it down to a single story, myself.

By: Justine

Justine — Thu, 09 Feb 2006 04:43:10 +0000

Cecil: come to Wiscon! Come to the panel before WisCon! you’ll love it. Honest!

Carbonel: that would be cool indeed. That story always generates much heat in discussions. Sadly, tis not recent enough. I’ll add to the long list though.

Shana: Podcasting, eh? I’ll mention to the organisers that it’s been suggested.

Diana: nah, spec fic in the broadest sense. But it has to be a short story and it has to be online. Who wrote Millenium hall I confess I do not know it.

By: Diana Peterfreund

Diana Peterfreund — Wed, 08 Feb 2006 22:20:50 +0000

Just science fiction? I’m out. BUt I was always quite the fan of MILLENIUM HALL, which *sounds* like science ficiton, and is a regency-era feminist utopian tale.

By: shana

shana — Wed, 08 Feb 2006 17:44:56 +0000

oh, on wednesday? bummer. i’ll have to leave tuesday to use frequent flier miles anyways — can’t justify coming in that early too!

podcast it! there’s enough techies in that group to manage it, isn’t there? (meg?)

By: carbonel

carbonel — Wed, 08 Feb 2006 09:27:45 +0000

My favorite feminst short story dates back to the early '90s I'm afraid: Connie Willis' Even the Queen

By: cecil

cecil — Wed, 08 Feb 2006 06:43:53 +0000

I just want to come and listen to the panel.

So I may learn.

Also, Meg is kick ass cool. I just met her last week.

xo cc