Comments for The Clarion Workshop at UCSD http://blog.ucsd.edu/clarion Thoughts on the Clarion Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers' Workshop Tue, 13 May 2008 14:27:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 Comment on 40th Anniversary Reunion — Save the Date(ish)! by Nina Hoffman http://blog.ucsd.edu/clarion/2008/01/30/40th-anniversary-reunion-save-the-dateish/#comment-146 Nina Hoffman Mon, 12 May 2008 05:28:18 +0000 http://blog.ucsd.edu/clarion/2008/01/30/40th-anniversary-reunion-save-the-dateish/#comment-146 Has there been any update on the celebration date? If it happens on June 28th, that is the day before the workshop starts, and many of the students may not be present. Wouldn't that partially defeat the purpose? Looking forward to more information, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Clarion 1982 Has there been any update on the celebration date? If it happens on June 28th, that is the day before the workshop starts, and many of the students may not be present. Wouldn’t that partially defeat the purpose?

Looking forward to more information,

Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Clarion 1982

]]> Comment on Finding the right model for your characters… by Christopher Waldrop http://blog.ucsd.edu/clarion/2008/05/04/finding-the-right-model-for-your-characters/#comment-138 Christopher Waldrop Thu, 08 May 2008 17:41:51 +0000 http://blog.ucsd.edu/clarion/2008/05/04/finding-the-right-model-for-your-characters/#comment-138 This guy was a regular feature in "News of the Weird" articles until his death, and when he died I think it generated a flurry of news stories detailing how loony and egotistical he was. And I think readers would believe it. History is full of similarly insane dictators. To use just one pretty old example, look at Caligula. This guy was a regular feature in “News of the Weird” articles until his death, and when he died I think it generated a flurry of news stories detailing how loony and egotistical he was. And I think readers would believe it. History is full of similarly insane dictators. To use just one pretty old example, look at Caligula.

]]> Comment on Science Fiction Conference at UC Riverside … by The Clarion Workshop at UCSD » Ray Bradbury et al. at Eaton SF conference… http://blog.ucsd.edu/clarion/2008/01/18/science-fiction-conference-at-uc-riverside/#comment-135 The Clarion Workshop at UCSD » Ray Bradbury et al. at Eaton SF conference… Tue, 06 May 2008 17:54:12 +0000 http://blog.ucsd.edu/clarion/2008/01/18/science-fiction-conference-at-uc-riverside/#comment-135 [...] I mentioned a month or so ago, UC Riverside’s Eaton Collection of Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror and [...] […] I mentioned a month or so ago, UC Riverside’s Eaton Collection of Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror and […]

]]> Comment on Curiouser and curiouser… by Damien G. Walter http://blog.ucsd.edu/clarion/2008/05/02/curiouser-and-curiouser/#comment-129 Damien G. Walter Sat, 03 May 2008 19:57:26 +0000 http://blog.ucsd.edu/clarion/2008/05/02/curiouser-and-curiouser/#comment-129 Many thanks for linking to my Mundane SF post. You make some great points in relation to it. For some reason, perhaps because of his tremendous commercial success, I never think of Neil Gaiman's work in relation to any movements, which is odd because he has clearly had a massive influence over the field. But its true that there are many movements growing outwards from the SF field at the moment. Its a very exciting time to be writing in. I would like to see literature move past the high vs. low culture argument, as visual arts and music largely have. It might help it re-engage a wider range of audiences again. Many thanks for linking to my Mundane SF post. You make some great points in relation to it. For some reason, perhaps because of his tremendous commercial success, I never think of Neil Gaiman’s work in relation to any movements, which is odd because he has clearly had a massive influence over the field. But its true that there are many movements growing outwards from the SF field at the moment. Its a very exciting time to be writing in. I would like to see literature move past the high vs. low culture argument, as visual arts and music largely have. It might help it re-engage a wider range of audiences again.

]]> Comment on Further thoughts on diasporas … by Emily Jiang http://blog.ucsd.edu/clarion/2008/04/24/further-thoughts-on-diasporas/#comment-119 Emily Jiang Sat, 26 Apr 2008 02:11:17 +0000 http://blog.ucsd.edu/clarion/2008/04/24/further-thoughts-on-diasporas/#comment-119 I think the most powerful enabler is the internet. Last year I heard Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston speak about how America used to be a melting pot of cultures where all the different immigrants were assimilated. But now she feels like America is more like a mosaic of cultures, where everyone retains their parents' traditions and live side by side. I think the most powerful enabler is the internet. Last year I heard Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston speak about how America used to be a melting pot of cultures where all the different immigrants were assimilated. But now she feels like America is more like a mosaic of cultures, where everyone retains their parents’ traditions and live side by side.

]]> Comment on Race in space… by Emily Jiang http://blog.ucsd.edu/clarion/2008/04/18/race-in-space/#comment-118 Emily Jiang Sat, 26 Apr 2008 02:04:54 +0000 http://blog.ucsd.edu/clarion/2008/04/18/race-in-space/#comment-118 Hi Jim, Wow, I am so excited to hear that conversation with Nalo and others at Clarion. Last year I studied postcolonial theory, and I am extremely interested in the implications of diaspora as related to science fiction. Hi Jim,

Wow, I am so excited to hear that conversation with Nalo and others at Clarion. Last year I studied postcolonial theory, and I am extremely interested in the implications of diaspora as related to science fiction.

]]> Comment on Race in space… by The Clarion Workshop at UCSD » Further thoughts on diasporas … http://blog.ucsd.edu/clarion/2008/04/18/race-in-space/#comment-116 The Clarion Workshop at UCSD » Further thoughts on diasporas … Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:13:47 +0000 http://blog.ucsd.edu/clarion/2008/04/18/race-in-space/#comment-116 [...] recent Race in Space post included a brief discussion of diasporas, a topic that science fiction and fantasy deal with [...] […] recent Race in Space post included a brief discussion of diasporas, a topic that science fiction and fantasy deal with […]

]]> Comment on Race in space… by Jim http://blog.ucsd.edu/clarion/2008/04/18/race-in-space/#comment-111 Jim Sat, 19 Apr 2008 19:35:59 +0000 http://blog.ucsd.edu/clarion/2008/04/18/race-in-space/#comment-111 Thanks. I figure that, with space the ultimate diaspora, it should be a tremendously interesting conversation. Thanks. I figure that, with space the ultimate diaspora, it should be a tremendously interesting conversation.

]]> Comment on Race in space… by Grá Linnaea http://blog.ucsd.edu/clarion/2008/04/18/race-in-space/#comment-110 Grá Linnaea Sat, 19 Apr 2008 17:24:42 +0000 http://blog.ucsd.edu/clarion/2008/04/18/race-in-space/#comment-110 I hope that discussion happens. It would be amazing and i'd love to be part of it. I hope that discussion happens. It would be amazing and i’d love to be part of it.

]]> Comment on Remains of San Diego’s defense industrial base… by Damien G. Walter http://blog.ucsd.edu/clarion/2008/04/05/remains-of-san-diegos-defense-industrial-base/#comment-89 Damien G. Walter Fri, 11 Apr 2008 09:01:18 +0000 http://blog.ucsd.edu/clarion/2008/04/05/remains-of-san-diegos-defense-industrial-base/#comment-89 Oh yes...there is a science fiction story in there! It reminds me of Philip K Dick's bleak extrapolations of the future California. Oh yes…there is a science fiction story in there! It reminds me of Philip K Dick’s bleak extrapolations of the future California.

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