Literature Rants Blogs & Blog Posts
Posting Frequency on literature rants
|
Distinct: |
Percent: |
Latest Blog Posts on literature rants
- The Future Spells Doom? by The World in the Satin Bag on Nov 23, 2009
I know this has been discussed before, but I find it curious how prevalent the pessimistic has become in science fiction. I don't think this is a bad thing, mind you, but it is something to acknowledge. But why? As curious as this whole thing is,...
- Science Fiction and Aliens: Human Relationships to the Other "Other" by The World in the Satin Bag on Nov 22, 2009
I've been reading a book called Alien Chic by Neil Badmington and the first chapter got me thinking about how science fiction imagines us relating to aliens. This very concept is part of what I will be writing about for my postmodern animal seminar,...
- The End of Good Writing: The Damage of Twilight, Harry Potter, and Their Friends by The World in the Satin Bag on Nov 20, 2009
(Disclaimer: I do not hate Twilight--not really--nor do I despise the things I am going to talk about here. I am simply pointing out a potential problem that nobody has solutions for.)There has been a resurgence of crap in the last few years. I do...
- Cultural Literacy and Genre Fiction by The World in the Satin Bag on Nov 19, 2009
I've been researching this concept called "cultural literacy" in preparation for my final paper in my pedagogy course. In doing so, I've come to an interesting "revelation," if you will. Science fiction and fantasy are part of our culture as much a...
- The Strange (n.) – Being intrigued by something that doesn’t make sense! by The World in the Satin Bag on Nov 16, 2009
I’ve had a most curious epiphany. Apparently if the description of the book is so far out there, so absurdly bizarre and unimaginably unintelligible in the light of logic, then I’m instantly fascinated by it and must have it in my collection. I...
- A Reiteration: Books and Music; Lovers, But Not Twins by The World in the Satin Bag on Nov 15, 2009
I am consistently shocked by the persistence of the belief that books (and particularly the book industry) are somehow exactly the same as music (and the music industry). While there are certainly analogous relationships between the two, the idea th...
- Ignorance is Bliss: More Self-Publishing Nonsense by The World in the Satin Bag on Nov 11, 2009
It amazes me the things people say about the publishing industry. I often wonder if there's a magical world that some of these folks live in that I somehow missed the train to get to. It's almost like an anti-publishing psychosis that leads certain...
