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Sunday, October 20 • 11:00am - 11:50am
Don't Look, Don't Speak: The Politics of Ability in Horror

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From Bird Box to A Quiet Place, forcing someone to restrict their own abilities can be a great scare tactic for horror stories. However, it also walks a fine line between centering the experiences of disabled people, and exploiting them for drama. How can we use these types of stories for a good scare, while also respecting the daily struggles of real people? Even better, how can we design them as vehicles for empowerment?
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Ada Hoffmann

Ada Hoffmann is the author of the space opera novel THE OUTSIDE, the collection MONSTERS IN MY MIND, and over 60 published speculative short stories and poems. Her work has appeared in professional magazines such as Strange Horizons, Asimov’s, and Uncanny, and in three year’s-best... Read More →
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Tonya Patricia Liburd

Senior Editor, Abyss & Apex Magazine
Tonya Liburd's fiction is used in Nisi Shawl's workshops and Tananarive Due’s UCLA Horror course. Her poetry has been nominated for the 2017 and 2018 Rhysling awards, and her fiction has been longlisted for the 2015 Carter V. Cooper (Vanderbilt)/Exile Short Fiction Competition... Read More →
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Elsa Sjunneson-Henry

Author & Disability Activist
Four time Hugo Finalist Elsa Sjunneson-Henry is a deafblind author and editor of speculative fiction. Her work has appeared in Fireside, Uncanny, CNN, tor.com and numerous other venues.

Sunday October 20, 2019 11:00am - 11:50am
Salon F - 60 seats 150 Albert St, Ottawa, ON K1P 5G2, Canada
  Literary, Panel

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