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Sunday, May 26 • 9:00am - 10:20am
Queer SF: Beyond the Heteronormative Paradigm

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In recent years, science and speculative fictions have been most compellingly utilized to articulate differences, and have done so by exploring those things which estrange us from normativity - the bizarre, the uncanny, and the queer  - to articulate the transformative potential of those subjects and objects who refuse to be “corrected.” In this discussion, panelists will examine queer futurities, foregrounding the representation and visibility of LGBTQ+ characters in science fiction literature, to ultimately consider how such representations can transcend the naturalized, reproduction-centric heteronormative paradigm.
Moderators
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Erica Massey

Erica Massey is a PhD student and graduate instructor at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. She specializes in comics and fandom studies, as well as book history, digital ethnography, disability and minority literature. A two-time speaker at Dragon Con’s Comics and... Read More →

Contributors
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LG Ransom

L.G. Ransom, the author of Hollin's Heir and Conquering Mount Ta-Ta,  was born in Miami, Florida but grew up living in various countries around the world including Europe and the British West Indies. She is an accomplished artist who’s computer art and canvasses have graced... Read More →
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Anna Bedford

Anna Bedford earned her PhD in Comparative Literature and a Graduate Certificate in Women’s Studies from the University of Maryland, College Park. She holds an MA in English Literature from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland.Anna’s recent research and publications have focused... Read More →
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Christy Tidwell

Associate Professor of English & Humanities, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
I teach Humanities, literature, writing, and communication. I work primarily with science fiction and horror, environmental and animal studies, and gender studies. I recently co-edited a book (with Bridgitte Barclay) called Gender and Environment in Science Fiction, and I am currently... Read More →

Sunday May 26, 2019 9:00am - 10:20am EDT
Panel 3 (WW D)
  Literature
  • Moderator Erica Massey