Panel Discussion

Episode 172 – Understanding and Navigating Gender

Mark Leslie

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This special bonus episode of the podcast includes a more than two hour discussion about gender.

Jeff Elkins organized this discussion which took place on Saturday, January 9, 2021.

Dr. Paz Galupo of Towson University and Carin Galupo join Crys Cain and JP Rindfleisch of the Write Away Podcast, Jeff Elkins and Laura Humm, of The Dialogue Doctor Podcast and Mark Leslie Lefebvre of The Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing Podcast to walk them through Gender Mapping and give insights into how we should understand the complexities of gender.

Mark foregoes the regular introductory matter for this episode and moves straight to a word from this episode’s sponsor prior to the recorded discussion.

You can learn more about how you can get your work distributed to retailers and library systems around the world at starkreflections.ca/Findaway.

Links of Interest

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The introductory, end, and bumper music for this podcast (“Laser Groove”) was composed and produced by Kevin MacLeod of www.incompetech.com and is Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

Published by Mark Leslie

Writer, editor and bookseller who haunts Southern Ontario. Craft beer enthusiast. Author of thrillers and horror novels such as A CANADIAN WEREWOLF IN NEW YORK, EVASION and I, DEATH. Also writes a series of stand-alone non-fiction titles exploring ghosts and the paranormal which include HAUNTED HAMILTON, SPOOKY SUDBURY, CREEPY CAPITAL, TOMES OF TERROR, HAUNTED HOSPITALS, and MACABRE MONTREAL. Editor of the anthologies CAMPUS CHILLS, TESSERACTS SIXTEEN, FICTION RIVER: EDITOR'S CHOICE and FICTION RIVER: FEEL THE FEAR.

2 thoughts on “Episode 172 – Understanding and Navigating Gender”

  1. Pingback: Researching Gender Fluidity & Representing it in Fiction - The 5th Gender by Gail Carriger (Custard Protocol, San Andreas Shifters & Tinkered Stars Behind the Magic) - Gail Carriger

  2. Really enjoyed this discussion. Found it inspiring. I’d love to hear (or even take part) in a discussion about the tension between gender and genre. Specifically, genre conventions, which are full of cultural “shorthand” cues that help us know what to expect when we’re reading… but which can be really limiting in terms of characters’ gender expression. (I’m thinking of your werewolf, Michael, who cried when he realized he was going to lose the woman he loved. Some beta readers said “nope,” because convention says alpha males shouldn’t cry… and also because this genre’s protagonists should, eventually, get what they want in love. Which makes for a satisfying narrative, maaaybe, but which doesn’t reflect real life in any interesting way.

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