On Thu, 6 Mar 1997, Judith A. Little wrote:
> Some profs, administrators, and I are starting a Feminist Sci Fi
> discussion group on campus. I'd appreciate some ideas for our reading
> list, especially the first book, which will be crucial in determining the
> group's success. Most of us have read the classics (LeGuin, Peircy, Russ,
> etc.) and have recently discovered Sherri S. Tepper. I was thinking of one
> of Octavia Butler's books for the first book, as I've only read her short
> story, "Bloodchild." Any ideas for Butler or any other authors' works will
> be most appreciated.
Wow, that's nice! A whole discussion group just for your campus. For
Butler I'd recommend WILD SEED and KINDRED, or the entire XENOGENESIS
trilogy. I'd also recommend Elisabeth Vonarburg's IN THE MOTHER'S LAND.
> Speaking of Tepper, I just finished teaching an intersession
> course, which I called "Sci Fi, Sex, and Philosophy." I substituted
> Tepper's "Gate to Women's Country" as one of the course books at the last
> minute because Susan Elgin's "Native Tongue" was out of print. I'd be
> interested in comments about Tepper's work, especially GTWC and "Shadow's
> End."
>
> Judith Little
>
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> Dr. Judith Ann Little Philosophy Department SUNY-Potsdam
> Potsdam, NY 13676-2294 littleja@potsdam.edu
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