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2/3/15 10:42So this month, in addition to FOGCon, I'm going to ICFA for the first time (and taking advantage of being in Florida to visit Becca). I'm not on panels at ICFA (first year, testing the waters), but if you happen to be in the Walnut Creek area next weekend, here's where I'll be:
Saturday, 1:30-2:45 Traveling Peoples: Myth, Fiction, and Reality
It's hard to discuss the theme of "The Traveler" without bringing to mind tales of wandering people with colorful clothes, painted caravans, and maybe a bit of fortunetelling magic. However, these stories obscure the reality of groups such as the Roma, the Travellers, and other traveling peoples who are misunderstood and discriminated against in many of the countries they inhabit. This panel will look at the reality versus the fiction, and discuss whether there are ways of using "traveling peoples" tropes in fiction that don't perpetuate harmful stereotypes.
Saturday, 8pm: Reading (with Vy Kaftan, Cliff Winnig, and Elwin Cotman)
Sunday, 1:30-2:45 Writers' Workshop
Saturday, 1:30-2:45 Traveling Peoples: Myth, Fiction, and Reality
It's hard to discuss the theme of "The Traveler" without bringing to mind tales of wandering people with colorful clothes, painted caravans, and maybe a bit of fortunetelling magic. However, these stories obscure the reality of groups such as the Roma, the Travellers, and other traveling peoples who are misunderstood and discriminated against in many of the countries they inhabit. This panel will look at the reality versus the fiction, and discuss whether there are ways of using "traveling peoples" tropes in fiction that don't perpetuate harmful stereotypes.
Saturday, 8pm: Reading (with Vy Kaftan, Cliff Winnig, and Elwin Cotman)
Sunday, 1:30-2:45 Writers' Workshop