BSFA Lecture: Crafting the Future: Ruskin, Textiles and Visions of Futures Past
Saturday 11:30 - 12:30, Deansgate 3 (Hilton Deansgate)Rachel Dickinson
This lecture focuses on how Victorian cultural critic John Ruskin uses the making and wearing of textiles to discuss political economy and to inspire change. It pays particular attention to craft and making, and the way we make and define ourselves through the clothing we wear.
A lecture sponsored by the BSFA.
[I shall be introducing and chairing this - the last time I'll do this for a BSFA Lecture]
1980s Trailblazing Comics
Sunday 11:30 - 12:30, Room 6 (Hilton Deansgate)The panel discuss lesser known comics and creators from the 1980s that paved the way for the big names that came later.
Glyn Morgan (M), Tony Keen, Eric Steele, Karen Brenchley
[I will be trying to talk about comics other than Watchmen and Dark Knight.]
Science Fiction Criticism - Mini-Masterclass 1
Sunday 19:00 - 20:00, Room 10 (Hilton Deansgate)Every Summer the Science Fiction Foundation holds a Masterclass in Science Fiction Criticism with world-renowned critics, academics and authors. This session provides a taster. Participants are required to sign up in advance (at Ops) and should read the short story assigned for the session. There is a limit of ten participants.
Kari Sperring will lead a discussion of Liz Williams, "The Banquet of the Lords of Light"
Science Fiction Criticism - Mini-Masterclass 2
Monday 11:30 - 12:30, Room 10 (Hilton Deansgate)Every Summer the Science Fiction Foundation holds a Masterclass in Science Fiction Criticism with world-renowned critics, academics and authors. This session provides a taster. Participants are required to sign up in advance (at Ops) and should read the short story assigned for the session. There is a limit of ten participants.
Andrew M Butler will lead a discussion of Charlotte Perkins Gilman, "If I were a man".
[I'm facilitating both of these. Participants are limited to ten each, and will need to sign up in Ops.]
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