http://groups.yahoo.com/group/the-ekumen/ A discussion list for fans of Ursula K. Le Guin, author of The Left Hand of Darkness, A Wizard of Earthsea, and many more. Thu, 19 Jun 2008 17:42:31 GMT Cristina Lasaitis http://groups.yahoo.com/group/the-ekumen/message/1653 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/the-ekumen/message/1653 Neste sábado, dia 21 de junho, será realizado na Livraria Cultura um evento especial para o lançamento da nova edição de A Mão Esquerda da Escuridão, Thu, 22 May 2008 21:26:41 GMT ozma.darwin http://groups.yahoo.com/group/the-ekumen/message/1652 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/the-ekumen/message/1652 Speaking from the point of view of someone who knows little about anarchism academically, but has read almost every Le Guin book out there, I don't think that Thu, 15 May 2008 23:10:37 GMT James Bittner http://groups.yahoo.com/group/the-ekumen/message/1651 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/the-ekumen/message/1651 ... Bank-issued notes, too. Yes, I'm sure he did, and I thank you for reminding us academic anarchists of that . . . you share the spirit of one of my most Wed, 07 May 2008 23:56:48 GMT takver_oz http://groups.yahoo.com/group/the-ekumen/message/1650 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/the-ekumen/message/1650 Ursula Le Guin has a new book just released: Lavinia "Her new book is Lavinia, partly a conversation with the poet Virgil and starring one of the minor Tue, 06 May 2008 11:12:07 GMT Laurence Davis http://groups.yahoo.com/group/the-ekumen/message/1649 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/the-ekumen/message/1649 I appreciate the recent thought-provoking exchange between Jim Bittner, Peter Seyferth, and John Cowen about Le Guin's anarchism. With regard to the post Tue, 06 May 2008 04:18:31 GMT John Cowan http://groups.yahoo.com/group/the-ekumen/message/1648 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/the-ekumen/message/1648 ... He probably bought his food with State-issued coins and Bank-issued notes, too. ... As I said, in Le Guin's view (which also happens to be mine), the Mon, 05 May 2008 23:16:37 GMT James Bittner http://groups.yahoo.com/group/the-ekumen/message/1647 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/the-ekumen/message/1647 Recent posts attached to Peter Seyferth's announcement of his newly published book have mentioned Le Guin's anarchism. Let's not draw attention away from Mon, 05 May 2008 19:59:26 GMT Diane Severson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/the-ekumen/message/1646 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/the-ekumen/message/1646 Oh yes, that would be very cool! Hello from a fellow Madisonian... Diane Mon, 05 May 2008 18:02:05 GMT Diane Severson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/the-ekumen/message/1645 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/the-ekumen/message/1645 Hey that's super, Peter, I'd love to have a look in it, I do German... Diane Sun, 04 May 2008 19:38:26 GMT John Cowan http://groups.yahoo.com/group/the-ekumen/message/1644 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/the-ekumen/message/1644 ... [snip] ... Yes and no, or rather neither yes nor no. I think that Le Guin rejects both the wholly engaged and the wholly detached perspectives for the Sun, 04 May 2008 17:28:00 GMT Peter Seyferth http://groups.yahoo.com/group/the-ekumen/message/1643 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/the-ekumen/message/1643 I am not sure if you can "third" something; so I will second, too, Laurence Davis's and Peter Stillman's appraisal of James Bittner's "Approaches to the Sat, 03 May 2008 20:42:32 GMT Peter G. Stillman http://groups.yahoo.com/group/the-ekumen/message/1642 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/the-ekumen/message/1642 I wish to second what Laurence Davis wrote: James Bittner is being all too modest. His book was an early full-length study of Le Guin and is still valuable. Sat, 03 May 2008 12:17:28 GMT Laurence Davis http://groups.yahoo.com/group/the-ekumen/message/1641 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/the-ekumen/message/1641 James Bittner is being unduly modest. His book Approaches to the Fiction of Ursula K. Le Guin is full of wonderful and still relevant insights. I warmly Sat, 03 May 2008 05:42:21 GMT James Bittner http://groups.yahoo.com/group/the-ekumen/message/1640 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/the-ekumen/message/1640 Look toward "Files" in the menu of this Yahoo! group. I scanned the essay, and uploaded it. I would hope that engaged readers will take it apart. It would be Sat, 03 May 2008 00:20:02 GMT John Cowan http://groups.yahoo.com/group/the-ekumen/message/1639 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/the-ekumen/message/1639 ... I read that a few days ago when I saw a link to it on the RSS feed. Wonderful stuff, and exactly on point. ... I'd love it. This group also has some