Former volunteer, staff, committee member, Con Chair and temporary Board Member. You Too can be sucked in! Unsuccessful WorldCon Bidder. Currently a Burden on Society, in other words retired.
Sessions in which Les Haven participates
Friday 1 October, 2021
Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
7:00 PM -
8:00 PM |
1 hour
Can you separate the work from the personality/beliefs of the writer? Should you?
Saturday 2 October, 2021
Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
3:00 PM -
4:00 PM |
1 hour
A lot of classic works from the Golden Age of Science Fiction are less than acceptable to current readers, either because of the writing itself or our knowledge of the authors' personal failings. Is it possible to enjoy the work for what it was at the time or are some things unforgivable?