116 The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin — ‘70s Sci-Fi in Context

Aug 25, 2023

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Exploring anarchism, feminism, and the Cold War, Julia and Victoria unpack the context of The Dispossessed by the brilliant and sassy Ursula K. Le Guin. Join for the sci-fi, stay for Barbenheimer, alien Jesus, and a confusion of Ursulas. Also Julia has minor microphone problems. (She sincerely apologizes).

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The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin

The Books of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin

The Hainish Novels and Stories by Ursula K. Le Guin

The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin

Le Guin’s 2004 Guardian interview with the great comebacks

Post-Scarcity Anarchism by Murray Bookchin

“The Eye of the Heron: Le Guin’s Introduction to Feminism and Ode to Nonviolence” by Sean Guynes (Tor.com)

Interview with Ursula K. Le Guin 1994 by Jonathan White

Ursula K. Le Guin - A Left-Handed Commencement Address delivered 22 May 1983, Mills College, Oakland, California

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The Giver by Lois Lowry