South Central Modern Language Association met this year in Austin and, contrary to prior years, met on Saturday through Tuesday.
I attended the science fiction panel at SCMLA on Monday, October 21. The session was well attended and had some great speakers.
Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature
Chair: Alexios Moore, Columbia College-Chicago
Secretary: Bonnie Noonan, Xavier U
Colin Irvine, Augsburg College (Minneapolis)
“Reading into the World of Panem”
associate prof, literature, environmental
Robin Anne Reid, Texas A&M
“Holy Family: Divine Queerness in Bujold’s Chalion Series”
creative writing, new media, critical theory, fantastic literatures—esp. Tolkien
Joe R. Christopher, Tarleton State
“The Negative Quest of Bradamant”
professor emeritus, pub. Full-length critical works on Tolkien and Lewis
Robert Stanton, South U: Austin
“Excessive and Appropriate Gifts: Hospitality and Violence in Game of Thrones.”
program director of …