Racialicious published my article on the fading diversity of (the Canadian fantasy show) Lost Girl.
A comment to the article made me wonder: where is the line between knowing how our histories impact current relations and creating models for new ways of relating?
I see (well-written) speculative fiction as an area where assumed attitudes toward race, sexuality, etc. may be disrupted or dissolved and where alternate possibilities of relating may be explored. Speculative fiction may offer windows into new ways of being with oneself and others. It may illustrate current issues and themes in fictional settings so that they may be freshly analyzed. Whether engaging philosophically or viscerally, when we step away from our conceptions of the world or universe that have begun to fossilize despite ourselves, we create space for something different to emerge.
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