Talk #973

Title:IN DEFENSE OF ESCAPIST LITERATURE
Category:lit
Timeslot:Sun 11:30 am (90 minutes)
Location:ACC / AR-2
Description:Science fiction has had a moniker of being junk food for the mind; escapist fare only. Is that true? Not all of it is literature but surely some of it must be? Mustn't it? What literary trends can be found? What will withstand the test of time? And does it matter?
Speaker(s):Stephen Eley, Brandon Sanderson(M), Pat Cadigan, Lou Anders