Feminism and Feminist Themes in Genre Fiction

Whether you’re considering Sigourney Weaver in Aliens, The Handmaid’s Tale or the gender flipped concept in Kiersten White’s And I Darken, finding and developing feminist themes in Fantasy, Science Fiction and Horror can be a rich source of literary criticism. Writers are creating worlds and characters that that have been pivotal in moving forward understanding of women as equal humans. Our panel brings together the creative and critical perspective to get some insight into what this means what made these works so powerful.