116 The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin — ‘70s Sci-Fi in Context
Exploring anarchism, feminism, and the Cold War, Julia and Victoria unpack the context of The Dispossessed by the brilliant and sassy Ursula K. Le Guin. Join for the sci-fi, stay for Barbenheimer, alien Jesus, and a confusion of Ursulas. Also Julia has minor microphone problems. (She sincerely apologizes).
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Mentioned in this episode:
The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin
The Books of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin
The Hainish Novels and Stories by Ursula K. Le Guin
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
Post-Scarcity Anarchism by Murray Bookchin
“The Eye of the Heron: Le Guin’s Introduction to Feminism and Ode to Nonviolence” by Sean Guynes (Tor.com)
Interview with Ursula K. Le Guin 1994 by Jonathan White
Ursula K. Le Guin - A Left-Handed Commencement Address delivered 22 May 1983, Mills College, Oakland, California
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Books by Octavia E. Butler, including Wild Seed
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Babel by R. F. Kuang
Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay by Elena Ferrante
Slouching Toward Bethlehem by Joan Didion
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
“The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas” by LeGuin
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