My PhilCon Schedule
Philadelphia Science Fiction Convention is the oldest convention of its type in the United States. And it is Friday through Sunday. I am a panelist. The following is my schedule:
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| Are We Approaching 451°F? | Plaza 4 | Literary | Panel | Fri 7:00 PM | Duration: 00:50 | ||
| Description In Ray Bradbury's literary classic "Fahrenheit 451", people had parasocial relationships with their TV shows, sought constant mind-numbing stimulation from their "shell" earbuds, and they did. not. read. books. It was meant to be a dystopian future that could never be, and yet... It seems like the only thing he was missing was the internet and that people didn't need books to be burned, they'd stop reading on their own. When reality imitates fiction so closely, can we learn from that fiction in our efforts to correct course? | |||||||
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| The "You Missed The Point" Starter Pack | Plaza 3 | Fandom | Panel | Fri 9:00 PM | Duration: 00:50 | ||
| Description Tyler Durden, Homelander, Daenerys Targaryen, Rick Sanchez, The Joker and Harley Quinn, Ramona Flowers... They're supposed to be the moral at the end of the story that teaches you the dangers of hubris and power imbalance, yet so many people seem to idolize them instead. What is it about these toxic characters that inspires people to willingly miss the point? | |||||||
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| Writing Dystopias in a Dystopian World | Plaza 5 | Literary | Panel | Sat 1:00 PM | Duration: 00:50 | ||
| Description What are the uses of dystopian fiction in today’s world of global plagues and toppling institutions? When the world seems to be falling apart, do authors feel the need to pull back from the brink? | |||||||
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| Dystopias Then and Now | Plaza 3 | Literary | Panel | Sun 12:00 PM | Duration: 00:50 | ||
| Description Caste societies. Resource scarcity. State surveillance. Dictatorships. These themes are almost requirements of dystopian stories, yet authors manage to rework them over and over to create frightening, often prophetic, spins on the worst ways society can develop. How have dystopian tales evolved over time, and what might they look like in the future? | |||||||
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| Voicing Multiple Characters | Plaza 5 | Media | Panel | Sun 2:00 PM | Duration: 00:50 | ||
| Description When reading a work aloud for an audience, whether it is your own story or if you're providing narration for someone else's, how can you make the voice of each character distinct not only in tone, but in mannerisms? | |||||||
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