Dayna McLeod is a Montréal-based performance artist and video maker… and she’s very funny. Winner of many prizes and awards, her work speaks to the masses with rare and powerful humour rooted in visionary feminist politics. It’s very likely that you’ve seen Dayna, but didn’t even know it: she embodies her message everywhere and in every way–from her infamous Santa Beaver to her newer (picture on the right) Monarchy Mama–her art travels far and wide.
[Interview by Mél Hogan for ArtThreat]
AT: Hi Dayna.
So, it's all about tits lately, isn't it?
Dayna: Totally.
FULL STORY + COMMENTS
Posted by Mél Hogan on September 19, 2007 in
Two thumbs down for the World Science Fiction Society. This year’s Hugo Award nominations, traditionally considered one of the most prestigious awards for science fiction writing, have been released and a mere 2 out of 25 nominees for written work are women. This is not the first time Hugo nominations have been mostly men.
There is, however, WisCon, a huge international convention about feminist science fiction. WisCon, started in 1977, celebrates, debates, and discusses ideas relating to feminism, gender, race and class in the world of science fiction. WisCon honors writers, editors and artists whose work explores these themes and whose voices have opened new territory.
This year’s convention is in Madison, Wisconsin, May 25-28. To register or for more information go here.
And if there is any lingering doubt about who is producing science fiction work, there is the Feminist Science Fiction, Fantasy and Utopia website, an archive and database of women contributors to the genre. And there is wikipedia. And there are books on the subject, for instance Daughters of Earth: Feminist Science Fiction in the Twentieth Century (2006) edited by Justine Lardbalestier, a collection of 11 stories and 11 essays.
Another fun stop might be the Feminist Science Fiction Blog Carnivals, gatherings of bloggers dedicated to feminist science fiction. Their 12th Annual Blog Carnival can be found here. Links to their archives and everything you might want to know about the Carnivals can be found here. And, if you would like to participate in the 13th Annual Feminist Science Fiction Blog Carnival, the deadline for submissions is March 29. Go here for more info.
Posted by Michael Lithgow on March 30, 2007 in
JEN WILLIAMS - A photo artist based in Whitehorse, Yukon, Jen Williams works primarily within the genre of the constructed narrative. Her work uses appropriated pop-cultural and commercial iconography to explore such contemporary themes as constructs of gender, socio-cultural archetypes and mass consumerism. [comments]| Games |
