Khatru Symposium: Women in Science Fiction
Author | : Jeanne Gomoll |
Publisher | : Lulu.com |
Total Pages | : 146 |
Release | : 2009-08-31 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780557095414 |
ISBN-13 | : 0557095417 |
Rating | : 4/5 (14 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Originally published and edited by Jeffrey D. Smith in 1975, Khatru 3&4's symposium on women in science fiction was a detailed conversation among some of the most well-known authors of 70s feminist science fiction, including Suzy McKee Charnas, Samuel R. Delany, Vonda N. McIntyre, Joanna Russ, James Tiptree Jr. (before her true identity of Alice B. Sheldon was known), Kate Wilhelm, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, and others, The opinions expressed by participants are still radical today. This 1993 update of the symposium includes new material by some of the original participants and commentary by others, including Pat Murphy, Karen Joy Fowler, Gwyneth Jones, and Jeanne Gomoll. Cover by Judith M Weiss, illustrations by Georgie Schnobrich.