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Anyway I\u2019m rearing up on my hind feet and opening my muzzle to discourse on \u201cBeyond Kicking Butt: Countercultural Representations of Strength and Victory.\u201d Capsule description: \u201cWhat\u2019s the climax of a fantasy tale? We all know\u2013it\u2019s when the swords come out, or the dragons fly in with our heroes riding sidesaddle, or the wands start making with the flashes and the crackles. And we know when a fantasy story is over because there\u2019s kissing. But which stories can show us forms of strength which aren\u2019t violent, and forms of victory which maybe don\u2019t feel great? Which stories will have you cheering for renunciation, endurance, healing, surrender, or reconciliation? Why do some of these stories move us and others seem cheap or preachy? We\u2019ll discuss all this and more, with examples ranging from horror films to Havel essays, from liberal philosophy to tales of wizards and goblins.\u201d<\/p>\n

If you have suggestions for works in the f\/sf\/horror genre which might fit this talk, throw me an email at eve_tushnet@yahoo.com .<\/p>\n

Milky Way over Cathedral Rock by Flickr user Deborah Lee Soltesz under a Creative Commons license.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"