tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post4577491090746245873..comments2024-03-20T19:40:58.078-05:00Comments on The OF Blog: Colonialism, Hegemony, and FantasyLarry Nolenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16001420558511460998noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-61505386028497073602008-05-30T23:24:00.000-05:002008-05-30T23:24:00.000-05:00Gramsci...that name sounds familiar, but it's been...Gramsci...that name sounds familiar, but it's been years since I systematically read in my old field, so probably not. I'll look into it in the near future, though.Larry Nolenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16001420558511460998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-22312787196018763702008-05-30T04:54:00.000-05:002008-05-30T04:54:00.000-05:00As close to a suggestion I can get would be Bank's...As close to a suggestion I can get would be Bank's Culture series, Hamilton's Night's Dawn trilogy or maybe even Steven Erikson's Malazan saga (in Midnight Tides this theme is this theme the most exposed, but is otherwise clandestinely present throughout the series).<BR/><BR/>From non genre reading...have you tried anything by Gramsci? I believe he actually coined the term hegemony.<BR/><BR/>thrinidirThRiNiDiRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11235487104345529619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-42179788759348136622008-05-27T07:26:00.000-05:002008-05-27T07:26:00.000-05:00Sheree R. Thomas's Dark Matter anthologies are fai...Sheree R. Thomas's <I>Dark Matter</I> anthologies are fairly close to this as well (I've read and enjoyed the first one). Ryman's book is excellent, but I do need to look into the others. Thanks for the list! :DLarry Nolenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16001420558511460998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-90717316113280433782008-05-27T06:02:00.000-05:002008-05-27T06:02:00.000-05:00If you've got So Long Been Dreaming then you alrea...If you've got <EM>So Long Been Dreaming</EM> then you already have a handle on many of the people who are writing this stuff - or rather are doing so and are getting published in the US. However, I can suggest a few white Western folks who have had a go at understanding the process.<BR/><BR/>Geoff Ryman's <EM>Air</EM><BR/><BR/>Ian McDonald's <EM>Evolution's Shore</EM> and <EM>Chaga</EM><BR/><BR/>Glenda Larke's <EM>The Heart of the Mirage</EM><BR/><BR/>More will doubtless occur to me with time.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09328347167113836522noreply@blogger.com