In this podcast, The Outer Dark Virtual Symposium 2020 presents the panel Deep Down: The Weird in Conversation with Southern Gothic, Black Gothic Revival, and Other Regional Strange Tales, moderated by Nicole Givens Kurtz with Ian McDowell, Valjeanne Jeffers, Carrie Laben, and Sara Amis. PLUS Weirding Whiteness: Genre and Eugenics, a presentation by Chris Gavaler, and readings by Violette L. Meier, Jesse Bullington, Lesley Wheeler, and Sumiko Saulson. This programming was recorded on Sunday August 16, 2020.
Show Notes
In this podcast, experience the first Sunday afternoon block of The Outer Dark Virtual Symposium 2020. First Chris Gavaler presents on the topic Weirding Whiteness: Genre and Eugenics (0:09:42; watch accompanying Slide Show here). Then listen to the panel Deep Down: The Weird in Conversation with Southern Gothic, Black Gothic Revival, and Other Regional Strange Tales (0:31:46), moderated by Nicole Givens Kurtz with Ian McDowell, Valjeanne Jeffers, Carrie Laben, and Sara Amis. The block concludes with readings by Violette L. Meier (1:30:14), Jesse Bullington (1:52:02), Lesley Wheeler (2:03:50), and Sumiko Saulson (2:12:21). Scroll down for Additional Links to the many artists, authors and works recommended in this episode. This programming took place and was recorded on Sunday August 16, 2020.
This program block is sponsored by Broken Eye Books and Innsmouth Free Press, as well as Horla Level sponsors Nightscape Press, Perpetual Motion Machine, and Nightfire (Tor). The Outer Dark Virtual Symposium 2020 was Presented by This Is Horror and Dekalb Entertainment Commission.
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Additional Links
Beloved by Toni Morrison (GoodReads)
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
TOD 082 State of The Weird Roundtable 2020
Mary Elizabeth Counselman (Gadsden Times, Oct. 20, 2020)
The smart, sophisticated pulp fiction of Jane Rice by Ian McDowell (Yes! Weekly)
Candyman (1992, Trailer, film based on story by Clive Barker)
‘The Desrick On Yandro’ by Manly Wade Wellman (podcast)
Jonah’s Gourd Vine by Zora Neale Hurston
The Good House by Tananarive Due
TOD 074 Craig Laurance Gidney: Dreaming a Weird that Shimmers
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
Moon of the Wolf by Leslie H. Whitten (Kirkus Reviews)
Moon of the Wolf (1972, Trailer)
Lovecraft Country (HBO, 2020, Trailer)
‘A Rose for Emily’ by William Faulkner
‘Sweat’ by Zora Neale Hurston (in The Complete Stories of ZNH)
The Outsider by Richard Wright
The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle (Tor)
READ: ‘The Difficulty of Crossing a Field’ by Ambrose Bierce
Carolina Chocolate Drops (band)
The Twilight Zone (new series, produced by Jordan Peele, CBS AllAccess)
Banjo Strings by Larry Winfield
Perma Red by Debra Magpie Earling (Book)
Hags, Haints and Hoodoo by Violette L. Meier
The Willows Anthology, edited by Ben Thomas
TOD 079 Lesley Wheeler: All the Smart Women are :Practicing Magic
Unbecoming by Lesley Wheeler (Aqueduct Press)
Tales for the Campfire: A Charity Anthology Benefiting Wildfire Relief.
Wickedly Abled, edited by Sumiko Saulson
Mauskeveli comics by Sumiko Saulson (Dooky Zines)
More Recommendations from Discord discussion group for this panel:
‘On the Dark Road’ by Ian McDowell, for Ain’t No Such Thing podcast
“What’s the deal with all this rustic music in sci fi games?” (Article/video, Polygon)
PseudoPod 625: ‘The Golgotha Dancers’ and ‘These Doth The Lord Hate’ by Manly Wade Wellman
A Lush and Seething Hell by John Jacobs
All That Is Native and Fine by David E. Whisnant
Conjure Women and Other Conjure Tales by Charles Chesnutt (Duke U. Press)
The Salt Eaters by Toni Cade Bambara
The Affrilachian Poets (author list on Website)
‘String of Pearls’ (Rhiannon Giddens, song)
Show Credits
Hosts/Producers: Scott Nicolay and Anya Martin
Co-Host, News from The Weird: Justin Steele
Co-Host, Reviews from The Weird: Gordon B. White
Symposium Assistant Director: Melanie Crew
Symposium Programming Coordinator: Jess Lewis
Symposium Logistics: Melissa Eisner
Logo Design: Nick “The Hat” Gucker
Music: Michael Griffin
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