Portland Playhouse:
Public Discussions & Events in conjunction with
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Ice Cream Social with Bitch Media:
NEXT-GEN FEMINIST MEDIA IN PORTLAND
Sponsored by Ruby Jewel
Sunday, May 19th, after the 2pm Matinee (4pm approx.)
The Left Hand of Darkness asked provocative questions about gender and sexuality when it was first published in 1969, in the early years of second-wave feminism. What questions are third-wave and younger feminists asking today? Bitch Media, publishers of Bitch Magazine, are headquartered just a few blocks from Portland Playhouse in North Portland. We’ve asked them to join us at the theatre, respond to the play, and share their outlook on the world— all over FREE ice cream from Ruby Jewel.
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A Post-Matinee Discussion
Saturday, May 25th, after the 2pm Matinee (4pm approx.)
Critics and theorists respond to The Left Hand of Darkness in this special post-matinee discussion. Delve into the themes and significance of the novel with Le Guin specialist Tony Wolk of the Portland State University English Department, gender theorist Ann Mussey of PSU’s Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Department, and Brian Weaver, Artistic Director of Portland Playhouse. Moderated by Ruth Wikler-Luker (Portland Playhouse).