Assuming I can pull my nose away from the grindstone, I’ll be in attending World Fantasy Con 36 in a week and a half. (My first WFC was the 5th, way back in 1979 in Providence.)<\/p>\n
For those who’ll also be in Columbus, here’s where you’ll be able to find me (when I’m not off visiting all the restaurants Adam Richman hit on Man v. Food<\/i>):<\/p>\n
The Moral Distance Between the Author and the Work<\/b>
\nSaturday, October 30, 4:00 p.m.<\/i>
\nWhat do we make of good art by bad people, or at least people of whom we disapprove? Richard Wagner was a particularly vile anti-Semite, but he still wrote “Kill Da Wabbit!” and other great music. Should we listen? The official Nazi film industry made one very good fantasy film (BARON MUNCHAUSEN, to which the Terry Gilliam version owes a good deal). Should we watch this? What about an author who is a convicted child molester? Should we read his novel? CAN we read it for itself? Is it possible to truly experience any form of art as a thing until itself, rather than the product of its creator?
\nwith Kathryn Cramer, Jack Skillingstead, Robert Sawyer, Paul Witcover<\/i><\/p>\n
EC Comics and Their Influence<\/b>
\nSunday, October 31, 11:00 a.m.<\/i>
\nA lot of baby boomers (not just Stephen King) grew up reading this stuff. How did this effect both their sensibilities and plotting skills?
\nwith Andy Duncan and Gini Koch<\/i><\/p>\n
And just so you know I’m not kidding about Man v. Food<\/i>, check out the show’s Columbus episode:<\/p>\n