by Megan Leigh | March 25, 2021 | 5 Q's, Blog
It isn’t the first time we’ve addressed the issue of motherhood – for instance, we have featured Aliette de Bodard and Julia Fine on the podcast discussing the representation of mothers and parents in speculative fiction. But it is a perennial problem that...
by Megan Leigh | March 18, 2021 | Episodes, Interview
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSBeing a parent is not glamorous. It’s hard work and it often goes unappreciated – in life and in fiction. When we do see parents represented in our fiction, we tend to see a very limited kind of representation....
by Megan Leigh | June 6, 2019 | Discussion, Episodes
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSWe were inspired to speak to Aliette about representations of motherhood in speculative fiction after reading her excellent essay ‘On Motherhood and Erasure’. There’s no denying that mothers are...
by Megan Leigh | April 13, 2017 | Discussion, Episodes
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSAs Kameron Hurley discusses in her Hugo Award-winning article, ‘We Have Always Fought’, women have always fought. So why don’t we see more women warriors in science fiction and fantasy novels?...
