My Arisia Schedule
Jan. 5th, 2011 02:28 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
yendiEleven panels. For reals. And I'm listed on twelve in the program, but begged out of one. Oh, and I'm moderating ten of those eleven. And this is the year that panels are running 75 minutes instead of 55. If you see me in the hallways, assume I need a drink. Coffee or booze, depending on the time of the day.
The descriptions are taken straight from the program. Oh, and that lineup for the TV Year in Review? The exact same one as last year. We were just that damned good.
Fri 5:00pm Non-Genre TV Shows That Fans Love
"Veronica Mars", "Leverage", and "Criminal Minds" are all mainstream shows with large followings amongst genre fans, and they often obtain a sci-fi "feel." What other realist shows (classic or current) feel like sci-fi or fantasy, and what are the qualities that make these shows feel like genre? Howard Beatman, Fabrisse, Woodrow Hill, Adam Lipkin (m), Santiago Rivas
Fri 8:00pm Introduction to SF Criticism
What is it, what is it for, and what is its terminology? Where do we find it? How do we apply it? And, ultimately, how do we contribute to it? Andrea Hairston, Adam Lipkin (m), Marlin May, Steve Sawicki, Catherynne M. Valente
Fri 9:30pm Noir in SF/F
"Film noir" describes a certain genre of film about people with shady motives who may pay a terrible price for detouring off the straight and narrow. Movies like "Blade Runner" and "Dark City" have adapted that for the world of SF and fantasy. How does the hybrid change the noir and SF/F roots? What other films draw from and evolve the noir heritage? Garen Daly, Fabrisse, Jaime Garmendia, Adam Lipkin (m), Timothy J. Tero
Sat 11:00am Idols with Feet of Clay
The late James P. Hogan was a Holocaust denier; Orson Scott Card is a well-known homophobe, and Harlan Ellison is infamous. Is it okay to like the works when you hate the person behind them, or should principles override a good read? What obligation does the author have (if any) to keep their personal views in check in their stories or in public? Can you still read the works of someone with whom you are on opposite sides politically? If not, why? Erik Amundsen, John Bowker, Adam Lipkin (m), Kate Nepveu, Ian Randal Strock
Sat 2:00pm TV Year in Review
Look back at SF, fantasy, and horror in 2010 on TV. What were the memorable shows? What are the new ones to watch? What's hot and what's not? Howard Beatman (m), Gayle Blake, Randee Dawn Cohen, Adam Lipkin
Sat 3:30pm We Want It On DVD!
It's a shrinking list, but there are still old movies and TV shows that aren't available on DVD. There are also films out on DVD that need to be re-released in better presentations. Our panel discusses their favorites and yours. Thomas Boutilier, D. Cameron Calkins, Tony Finan, Adam Lipkin (m), Sonya Taaffe
Sat 9:30pm Imaginary Texts as Critical and Artistic Tools
Writers as diverse as H.P. Lovecraft, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and Jorge Luis Borges have invented imaginary texts for a variety of literary and socially contextualized reasons, from the Necronomicon, to the Sonnets from the Portuguese, to The Approach to Al-Mu'tasim. What does engaging with invented texts allow us to do in the way of critical discourse and social commentary? How do we read and contextualize them differently from more traditional works? Valerie Grimm, Adam Lipkin (m), John G. McDaid, Adam Nakama, Catherynne M. Valente
Sun 9:30pm The City and Science Fiction
From the planet-spanning urbs of Trantor or Coruscant to the steampunk precincts of New Crobuzon, what's your favorite SF megalopolis? Would you move there tomorrow? Would it actually work as a technological/societal/economic artifact? In an advanced, post-scarcity society, would people even want to pig-pile together? What will cities be like in the future? And what would you prefer them to be? Robert Davies, Toni Lay, Adam Lipkin (m), Shira Lipkin, Meredith Schwartz
Sun 11:00pm SF as the Literature of Things
The work of Gibson, Doctorow, and Sterling, among others, posit that the future will be built bottom-up rather than top-down; that progress derives not from the implementation of ideas but rather from the accumulation of technological change. Character in these works is a product of our interaction with things, things produced as fast as we can. Is this ultimately just an interesting sub-genre, or might (or should) the field itself be morphing in this direction? Adam Lipkin (m), John G. McDaid, Ian Randal Strock, Andrew Van Zandt
Mon 11:00am Upbeat and Downbeat in YA Fiction
Dark and downbeat endings have become fashionable in YA fiction, even to the point where they have been questioned as a fad gone too far. Is the tone and resolution of a work of YA fiction actually more important than in adult fiction, because the readers' worldview is still being shaped? Do young readers have a different tolerance for or reaction to downbeat endings than adults? Do they need to be forcibly exposed to the cruel realities of the world, shielded from them, or gently inoculated? Steve Berman, Stephanie Clarkson, Adam Lipkin (m), Sarah Smith
Mon 12:30pm The Moral Ambiguities of Albus Dumbledore
Dumbledore seems aware of everything happening at Hogwarts—unless it's Harry getting into trouble. Presented as a keen judge of character, he nevertheless manages to bring Quirrell on as a teacher. Behind the twinkle in his eye and his professed belief in the power of love, he manipulates Harry and his friends, among others, and withholds information at his whim. Are Dumbledore's inconsistencies just a plot device? Or does Rowling have a message to impart? James Hinsey, Catt Kingsgrave-Ernstein, Ken Kingsgrave-Ernstein, Adam Lipkin (m), Ian Randal Strock
The descriptions are taken straight from the program. Oh, and that lineup for the TV Year in Review? The exact same one as last year. We were just that damned good.
Fri 5:00pm Non-Genre TV Shows That Fans Love
"Veronica Mars", "Leverage", and "Criminal Minds" are all mainstream shows with large followings amongst genre fans, and they often obtain a sci-fi "feel." What other realist shows (classic or current) feel like sci-fi or fantasy, and what are the qualities that make these shows feel like genre? Howard Beatman, Fabrisse, Woodrow Hill, Adam Lipkin (m), Santiago Rivas
Fri 8:00pm Introduction to SF Criticism
What is it, what is it for, and what is its terminology? Where do we find it? How do we apply it? And, ultimately, how do we contribute to it? Andrea Hairston, Adam Lipkin (m), Marlin May, Steve Sawicki, Catherynne M. Valente
Fri 9:30pm Noir in SF/F
"Film noir" describes a certain genre of film about people with shady motives who may pay a terrible price for detouring off the straight and narrow. Movies like "Blade Runner" and "Dark City" have adapted that for the world of SF and fantasy. How does the hybrid change the noir and SF/F roots? What other films draw from and evolve the noir heritage? Garen Daly, Fabrisse, Jaime Garmendia, Adam Lipkin (m), Timothy J. Tero
Sat 11:00am Idols with Feet of Clay
The late James P. Hogan was a Holocaust denier; Orson Scott Card is a well-known homophobe, and Harlan Ellison is infamous. Is it okay to like the works when you hate the person behind them, or should principles override a good read? What obligation does the author have (if any) to keep their personal views in check in their stories or in public? Can you still read the works of someone with whom you are on opposite sides politically? If not, why? Erik Amundsen, John Bowker, Adam Lipkin (m), Kate Nepveu, Ian Randal Strock
Sat 2:00pm TV Year in Review
Look back at SF, fantasy, and horror in 2010 on TV. What were the memorable shows? What are the new ones to watch? What's hot and what's not? Howard Beatman (m), Gayle Blake, Randee Dawn Cohen, Adam Lipkin
Sat 3:30pm We Want It On DVD!
It's a shrinking list, but there are still old movies and TV shows that aren't available on DVD. There are also films out on DVD that need to be re-released in better presentations. Our panel discusses their favorites and yours. Thomas Boutilier, D. Cameron Calkins, Tony Finan, Adam Lipkin (m), Sonya Taaffe
Sat 9:30pm Imaginary Texts as Critical and Artistic Tools
Writers as diverse as H.P. Lovecraft, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and Jorge Luis Borges have invented imaginary texts for a variety of literary and socially contextualized reasons, from the Necronomicon, to the Sonnets from the Portuguese, to The Approach to Al-Mu'tasim. What does engaging with invented texts allow us to do in the way of critical discourse and social commentary? How do we read and contextualize them differently from more traditional works? Valerie Grimm, Adam Lipkin (m), John G. McDaid, Adam Nakama, Catherynne M. Valente
Sun 9:30pm The City and Science Fiction
From the planet-spanning urbs of Trantor or Coruscant to the steampunk precincts of New Crobuzon, what's your favorite SF megalopolis? Would you move there tomorrow? Would it actually work as a technological/societal/economic artifact? In an advanced, post-scarcity society, would people even want to pig-pile together? What will cities be like in the future? And what would you prefer them to be? Robert Davies, Toni Lay, Adam Lipkin (m), Shira Lipkin, Meredith Schwartz
Sun 11:00pm SF as the Literature of Things
The work of Gibson, Doctorow, and Sterling, among others, posit that the future will be built bottom-up rather than top-down; that progress derives not from the implementation of ideas but rather from the accumulation of technological change. Character in these works is a product of our interaction with things, things produced as fast as we can. Is this ultimately just an interesting sub-genre, or might (or should) the field itself be morphing in this direction? Adam Lipkin (m), John G. McDaid, Ian Randal Strock, Andrew Van Zandt
Mon 11:00am Upbeat and Downbeat in YA Fiction
Dark and downbeat endings have become fashionable in YA fiction, even to the point where they have been questioned as a fad gone too far. Is the tone and resolution of a work of YA fiction actually more important than in adult fiction, because the readers' worldview is still being shaped? Do young readers have a different tolerance for or reaction to downbeat endings than adults? Do they need to be forcibly exposed to the cruel realities of the world, shielded from them, or gently inoculated? Steve Berman, Stephanie Clarkson, Adam Lipkin (m), Sarah Smith
Mon 12:30pm The Moral Ambiguities of Albus Dumbledore
Dumbledore seems aware of everything happening at Hogwarts—unless it's Harry getting into trouble. Presented as a keen judge of character, he nevertheless manages to bring Quirrell on as a teacher. Behind the twinkle in his eye and his professed belief in the power of love, he manipulates Harry and his friends, among others, and withholds information at his whim. Are Dumbledore's inconsistencies just a plot device? Or does Rowling have a message to impart? James Hinsey, Catt Kingsgrave-Ernstein, Ken Kingsgrave-Ernstein, Adam Lipkin (m), Ian Randal Strock
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Date: 2011-01-05 11:14 pm (UTC)~*::Meow::*~
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Date: 2011-01-06 06:23 am (UTC)Also, the Green Room will, as usual, have top-notch coffee.
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