Dyrk Ashton's Blog - Posts Tagged "fantasy"
WorldCon and EuroCon, here I come!
Not only am I excited for my upcoming Ireland trip, I'm also thrilled to announce the programmers are allowing me to serve on a number of panels at each. WorldCon is also letting me deliver an academic paper :O
Very much looking forward to hanging out with old author and reader friends, and meeting new ones.
WORLDCON
LIVING IN THE FUTURE: 2019 DEPICTED IN FILM, PANEL
16 Aug 2019, Friday 12:00 - 12:50, Liffey Room-2 (CCD)
1982 saw the release of some very different takes on the year 2019: Akira, The Running Man, and Blade Runner. How does the future now differ from what the creators of the 1980s predicted? How relevant are the issues they foresaw, whether or not the details were correct? What contemporary works are looking at the future 40 years from now, and which do we think portray more or less plausible futures?
Dyrk Ashton (Paternus Books Media), Annalee Newitz, Rick Wilber (Western Colorado University), Robert JE Simpson (CinePunked) (M)
UNFAMILIAR PHILOSOPHIES, ACADEMIC PAPER
16 Aug 2019, Friday 14:30 - 15:20, Odeon 6 (Academic) (Point Square Dublin)
1. Dyrk Ashton – ‘Deleuzian Reflections in The Lord of the Rings’
2. Sean Robinson – ‘Closer than Brothers: Grindlewald’s Crime was Love’
3. Dr Kristina Hildebrand – ‘Characters of Colour in the Whedonverse’
MYTHOLOGICAL SCIENCE FICTION, PANEL
17 Aug 2019, Saturday 14:30 - 15:20, Alhambra (Point Square Dublin)
Science fiction has been described as modern mythology, but it also has a long history of taking themes and tropes from existing mythological traditions and reworking them. The panel will discuss science fictional stories whose structure or themes echo those of existing mythological tales from around the world.
Deirdre M Murphy (M), Dr Tony Keen (University of Notre Dame (U.S.A.) in England), Dyrk Ashton (Paternus Books Media), Vida Cruz
FANTASIES OF IRISH EMIGRATION, PANEL
18 Aug 2019, Sunday 16:30 - 17:20, Stratocaster BC (Point Square Dublin)
Urban fantasy abounds with characters from Irish mythology and folklore, but most of these stories are set in London or America rather than Ireland itself. The panel will examine the influence of Irish culture on urban fantasy and the abiding popularity of Irish mythology across the diaspora.
Randee Dawn (Variety/LA Times), Deirdre M Murphy, Dyrk Ashton (Paternus Books Media), Veronica Belmont (Sword & Laser) (M)
TITANCON/EUROCON
ALIEN: 40 YEARS ON, PANEL
23 Aug 2019, Friday 13:00 - 14:00, Lagan A (Hilton Belfast)
It's four decades since Ridley Scott's iconic Geiger-designed SF horror burst (literally and figuratively) onto screens. Join our panel discussion the film, its themes, its influence, and more
Felicity Keane (Royal London Group), Dyrk Ashton (Paternus Books Media) (M), Mr. Richard Stephenson James (titan con), Fionnuala Murphy
THE MATRIX - 20 YEARS ON, PANEL
24 Aug 2019, Saturday 13:00 - 14:00, Lagan A (Hilton Belfast)
In 1999, cinema viewers across the world were asked "What is The Matrix?" Twenty years on, the question still remains. On its face a groundbreaking SFX blockbuster, it can be read as a transgender parable, a treatise on the Philosophy of Mind, an object lesson on the dangers of Sequelitis, and more.
Ms Cheryl Morgan (Wizard's Tower Press) (M), Dyrk Ashton (Paternus Books Media), Felicity Keane (Royal London Group), RB Kelly
Very much looking forward to hanging out with old author and reader friends, and meeting new ones.
WORLDCON
LIVING IN THE FUTURE: 2019 DEPICTED IN FILM, PANEL
16 Aug 2019, Friday 12:00 - 12:50, Liffey Room-2 (CCD)
1982 saw the release of some very different takes on the year 2019: Akira, The Running Man, and Blade Runner. How does the future now differ from what the creators of the 1980s predicted? How relevant are the issues they foresaw, whether or not the details were correct? What contemporary works are looking at the future 40 years from now, and which do we think portray more or less plausible futures?
Dyrk Ashton (Paternus Books Media), Annalee Newitz, Rick Wilber (Western Colorado University), Robert JE Simpson (CinePunked) (M)
UNFAMILIAR PHILOSOPHIES, ACADEMIC PAPER
16 Aug 2019, Friday 14:30 - 15:20, Odeon 6 (Academic) (Point Square Dublin)
1. Dyrk Ashton – ‘Deleuzian Reflections in The Lord of the Rings’
2. Sean Robinson – ‘Closer than Brothers: Grindlewald’s Crime was Love’
3. Dr Kristina Hildebrand – ‘Characters of Colour in the Whedonverse’
MYTHOLOGICAL SCIENCE FICTION, PANEL
17 Aug 2019, Saturday 14:30 - 15:20, Alhambra (Point Square Dublin)
Science fiction has been described as modern mythology, but it also has a long history of taking themes and tropes from existing mythological traditions and reworking them. The panel will discuss science fictional stories whose structure or themes echo those of existing mythological tales from around the world.
Deirdre M Murphy (M), Dr Tony Keen (University of Notre Dame (U.S.A.) in England), Dyrk Ashton (Paternus Books Media), Vida Cruz
FANTASIES OF IRISH EMIGRATION, PANEL
18 Aug 2019, Sunday 16:30 - 17:20, Stratocaster BC (Point Square Dublin)
Urban fantasy abounds with characters from Irish mythology and folklore, but most of these stories are set in London or America rather than Ireland itself. The panel will examine the influence of Irish culture on urban fantasy and the abiding popularity of Irish mythology across the diaspora.
Randee Dawn (Variety/LA Times), Deirdre M Murphy, Dyrk Ashton (Paternus Books Media), Veronica Belmont (Sword & Laser) (M)
TITANCON/EUROCON
ALIEN: 40 YEARS ON, PANEL
23 Aug 2019, Friday 13:00 - 14:00, Lagan A (Hilton Belfast)
It's four decades since Ridley Scott's iconic Geiger-designed SF horror burst (literally and figuratively) onto screens. Join our panel discussion the film, its themes, its influence, and more
Felicity Keane (Royal London Group), Dyrk Ashton (Paternus Books Media) (M), Mr. Richard Stephenson James (titan con), Fionnuala Murphy
THE MATRIX - 20 YEARS ON, PANEL
24 Aug 2019, Saturday 13:00 - 14:00, Lagan A (Hilton Belfast)
In 1999, cinema viewers across the world were asked "What is The Matrix?" Twenty years on, the question still remains. On its face a groundbreaking SFX blockbuster, it can be read as a transgender parable, a treatise on the Philosophy of Mind, an object lesson on the dangers of Sequelitis, and more.
Ms Cheryl Morgan (Wizard's Tower Press) (M), Dyrk Ashton (Paternus Books Media), Felicity Keane (Royal London Group), RB Kelly
