Four events at the Library of Congress celebrated Asian American literature during a three-day city-wide festival. Novelist Monique Truong gave a personal tour of Asian American literature through a mix of social/intellectual history, anecdotes and short readings by writers both celebrated and overlooked. Poets Jennifer Chang and Cathy Park Hong uncovered the work of lesser-known senior poets who importantly shaped Asian American literary culture. Mini-lectures were followed by readings of poets' work inspired by these secret histories. Poet Arthur Sze gave a personal tour of Asian American literature through a mix of social/intellectual history, anecdotes and short readings by writers both celebrated and overlooked. Poets Kazim Ali and Ching-In Chen uncovered the work of lesser-known senior poets who importantly shaped Asian American literary culture. Mini-lectures will be followed by readings of poets' work inspired by these secret histories.
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Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup | Full Audiobook with subtitles
Twelve Years a Slave Solomon NORTHUP Twelve Years a Slave is the memoir of a freeborn African American from New York who is kidnapped and sold into slavery. After being held for twelve years on a Louisiana plantation, he is eventually freed and reunited with his family. (Summary by RobBoard) Genre(s): Memoirs Audio Book Audiobooks All Rights Reserved. This is a Librivox recording. All Librivox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer visit librivox.org.
Feminist science fiction | Wikipedia audio article
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00:00:55 1 History 00:01:33 1.1 Early modern England 00:02:17 1.2 First-wave feminism (suffrage) 00:04:33 1.3 Between the wars 00:05:17 1.4 Post World War II 00:07:33 1.5 Second-wave feminism 00:09:09 1.6 1980s onwards 00:14:40 2 Recurrent themes 00:15:25 2.1 Utopian and dystopian societies 00:19:06 2.2 Representation of women 00:24:36 2.3 Gender identity 00:28:41 3 Comic books and graphic novels 00:30:04 4 Film and television 00:31:25 5 Fandom 00:32:05 6 Publications 00:32:50 7 Critical works 00:32:59 7.1 iFemspec/i 00:33:51 8 See also
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Feminist science fiction is a subgenre of science fiction (abbreviated SF) focused on theories that include feminist themes including but not limited to gender inequality, sexuality, race, economics, and reproduction. Feminist SF is political because of its tendency to critique the dominant culture. Some of the most notable feminist science fiction works have illustrated these themes using utopias to explore a society in which gender differences or gender power imbalances do not exist, or dystopias to explore worlds in which gender inequalities are intensified, thus asserting a need for feminist work to continue. Science fiction and fantasy serve as important vehicles for feminist thought, particularly as bridges between theory and practice. No other genres so actively invite representations of the ultimate goals of feminism: worlds free of sexism, worlds in which women's contributions (to science) are recognized and valued, worlds that explore the diversity of women's desire and sexuality, and worlds that move beyond gender.