{"id":22862,"date":"2015-08-29T00:01:17","date_gmt":"2015-08-29T07:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csws.uoregon.edu\/?p=22862"},"modified":"2015-12-07T10:13:15","modified_gmt":"2015-12-07T18:13:15","slug":"tiptree-symposium-uo-libraries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csws-archive.uoregon.edu\/tiptree-symposium-uo-libraries\/","title":{"rendered":"Tiptree Symposium | UO Libraries"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Alice<\/a>

Alice Sheldon aka James Tiptree, Jr.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Lillis Auditorium
\nRoom 182
\nplease RSVP here<\/a><\/p>\n

Source: Tiptree Symposium | UO Libraries<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

The University of Oregon Libraries will celebrate the acquisition of the James Tiptree, Jr. (Alice B. Sheldon) literary papers with a two-day symposium on December 4-5, 2015. James Tiptree, Jr. was the pen name of Alice Sheldon, an award winning feminist author of science fiction.<\/p>\n

Tiptree\u2019s published stories include “The Last Flight of Doctor Ain, ” \u201cHouston, Houston, Do you Read?\u201d, \u201cThe Women Men Don\u2019t See,\u201d \u201cHer Smoke Rose up Forever,\u201d The Woman Who was Plugged In,\u201d \u201cLove is the Plan, the Plan is Death,\u201d among many others; and two novels, Up the Walls of the World<\/em> (1978) and Brightness Falls from the Air<\/em>. The acquisition of the Tiptree Papers enriches Special Collections and University Archives\u2019 growing collection of feminist science fiction manuscript collections, which include the Ursula K. Le Guin Papers, the Joanna Russ Papers, the Sally Miller Gearhart Papers, and the Suzette Haden Elgin Papers.<\/p>\n

The symposium will kick off with a keynote talk by Julie Phillips, author of the biography: James Tiptree, Jr.: The Double Life of Alice Sheldon<\/em> (St. Martins, 2006), and will also feature a panel discussion with other writers who carried on lively and engaging correspondence with Tiptree, including Ursula K. Le Guin, Suzy McKee Charnas and David Gerrold.<\/p>\n

The symposium will take place in the Lillis Auditorium, Room 182. Admission is free, however please RSVP here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

An exhibit based on the Tiptree Papers will be in Knight Library, first floor, and in Special Collections and University Archives. See the\u00a0 interactive campus map.<\/p>\n

The full details and updated inforamtion will be available on this website. For any questions, contact Linda Long, Manuscripts Librarian at 541-346-1906, llong@uoregon.edu.<\/p>\n

Co-sponsored by:<\/p>\n

University of Oregon Libraries
\nOregon Humanities Center
\nCollege Scholars Program
\nFolklore Program
\nDepartment of English
\nDepartment of Anthropology
\nCenter for the Study of Women in Society<\/p>\n

Hotel Information:<\/p>\n

Phoenix Inn
\n850 Franklin Blvd.
\nEugene, OR 97403
\nPhone: 541-344-0001
\n*Mention the “Tiptree Symposium Group Rate”
\nRates: Double Queen $99 + tax\/night or King $89 + tax\/night<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  Lillis Auditorium Room 182 please RSVP here Source: Tiptree Symposium | UO Libraries The University of Oregon Libraries will celebrate the acquisition of the James Tiptree, Jr. (Alice B. Sheldon) literary papers with a two-day symposium on December 4-5,…<\/p>\n

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