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Olen melko ällikällä lyöty ehdokkuudestani #Agricola-käännöspalkinnolle. Erityisen iloinen olen #UrsulaKLeGuin in, #Kompassiruusu n ja fandomin puolesta, ei ole vieläkään ihan jokapäiväistä että jokin perinteisesti genreen lokeroitu teos ja kirjailija ovat ehdolla yleiselle kirjallisuuspalkinnolle. Agricolahan myönnetään todellakin "merkittävän kaunokirjallisen teoksen erinomaisesta suomennoksesta".
Kuvassa pöllämystynyt ja onnellinen #suomentaja.
«Teknologiari» buruzko solasaldia
Ursula K. Le Guin-ek 2005ean idatzitako hau egunerokoan ez ahazteko, euskarara ekarria. Teknologia dena eta ez dena, nola erabakitzen diguten gogorarazten digu testuak. Horri aurre egiteko, teknologia denon afera dela ulertzeko, teknologia beraren izaera bera zalantzan jartzea proposatzen digu Ursulak testuan.
Changing Planes lanari buruzko aldeko kritika interesgarri batean, argentinar kritiko batek baieztatzen duenez, Le Guin zientzia-fikzio gogorreko idazlea ez denez, “teknologia kontu handiz saihesten duela”. Ohar bat idatzi nuen artikulu horren itzulpenean, eta hona hemen orain oin-ohar horren zabalpena — gaiak haserrea eragin didalako —.
ZF “gogorra” teknologiari buruzkoa da, eta ZF “bigunak” ez du teknologiarik, ezta? Eta nire liburuek ez dute teknologiarik, psikologia eta emozioak bezalako gai xaloak bakarrik interesatzen zaizkidalako.
Hori ez da zuzena. Nola liteke edozein benetako zientzia fikzioak eduki teknologikorik ez izatea? Bere interes nagusia ingeniaritzan edo makinen funtzionamenduan ez badago ere — nire lan gehienek bezala, adimenek, gizarteek eta kulturek nola …
«Teknologiari» buruzko solasaldia
Ursula K. Le Guin-ek 2005ean idatzitako hau egunerokoan ez ahazteko, euskarara ekarria. Teknologia dena eta ez dena, nola erabakitzen diguten gogorarazten digu testuak. Horri aurre egiteko, teknologia denon afera dela ulertzeko, teknologia beraren izaera bera zalantzan jartzea proposatzen digu Ursulak testuan.
Changing Planes lanari buruzko aldeko kritika interesgarri batean, argentinar kritiko batek baieztatzen duenez, Le Guin zientzia-fikzio gogorreko idazlea ez denez, “teknologia kontu handiz saihesten duela”. Ohar bat idatzi nuen artikulu horren itzulpenean, eta hona hemen orain oin-ohar horren zabalpena — gaiak haserrea eragin didalako —.
ZF “gogorra” teknologiari buruzkoa da, eta ZF “bigunak” ez du teknologiarik, ezta? Eta nire liburuek ez dute teknologiarik, psikologia eta emozioak bezalako gai xaloak bakarrik interesatzen zaizkidalako.
Hori ez da zuzena. Nola liteke edozein benetako zientzia fikzioak eduki teknologikorik ez izatea? Bere interes nagusia ingeniaritzan edo makinen funtzionamenduan ez badago ere — nire lan gehienek bezala, adimenek, gizarteek eta kulturek nola funtzionatzen duten gehiago interesatzen baitzait —, hala ere, nola egin dezake inork etorkizun edo kultura estralurtar bati buruzko istorio bat bere teknologia, inplizituki edo esplizituki, deskribatu gabe?
Inork ezin du. Ezin dut imajinatu zergatik nahiko luketen ere.
Gizarte batek errealitate fisikoari aurre egiten dion era da teknologia: nola lortzen, gordetzen eta prestatzen duen jendeak janaria, nola janzten den, zein energia-iturri dituen (animali-indarra? ura? haizea? elektrizitatea? beste bat?) zerekin eta zer eraikitzen duten, bere osasungintza… eta abar. Agian oso jende etereoari ez zaizkio interesatzen gorputzeko kontu mundutar horiek, baina liluratu egiten naute, eta uste dut nire irakurle gehienei ere.
Teknologia mundu materialarekiko giza interfaze aktiboa da.
Baina hitza etengabe gaizki erabiltzen da azken hamarkadetako teknologia konplexu eta espezializatuak bakarrik adierazteko, baliabide naturalen zein giza baliabideen ustiapen masiboan oinarrituta.
Hau ez da hitzaren erabilera onargarri bat. “Teknologia” eta “Teknologia aurreratua” ez dira sinonimoak, eta “aurreratua” ez den teknologia ez du zertan nahitaez “baxua” izan beharrik.
Ehun eta berrogeita hamar urteko trebetasun teknikoaren etengabeko hedapenak hainbeste gogortu gaitu, ezen uste dugu ordenagailu batek edo bonbardaketa-hegazkin bat baino konplexuagoa eta ikusgarriagoa denak soilik merezi duela “teknologia” bezala izendatzea. Lihoa linazia gauza bera balira bezala — papera, tinta, gurpilak, labanak, erlojuak, aulkiak, aspirina pilulak, gauza naturalak balira bezala, gure hortzak eta hatzak bezala gurekin batera sortuak — kobrezko hondoa duten altzairuzko lapikoak eta beira birziklatuz eginiko txaleko polarrak zuhaitzetan haziko balira eta heldutakoan jasoko bagenitu bezala…
Teknologia gehienak nahiko “aurreratuak” direla adierazteko modu bat da norberak bere buruari galdetzea: badakit horrelakorik egiten?
Pospolorik gabe su bat piztu duenak, ziur aski, nolabaiteko errespetua izango du teknologia “baxu”, “primitibo” edo “sinple” horiekiko; pospoloekin sua piztu duenak, berriz, asmakizun teknologiko aurreratu bikain hori errespetatu beharko luke.
Ez dakit hozkailu bat eraikitzen eta energiaz-hornitzen, ezta ordenagailu bat programatzen, baina ezta amu bat edo zapata pare bat egiten ere. Ikas nezakeen. Denok ikas dezakegu. Hori da teknologien alde ona. Egiten ikas dezakeguna dira.
Eta zientzia fikzio oro, modu batera edo bestera, teknologikoa da. Baita hitzak zer esan nahi duen ez dakien jendeak idazten duenean ere.
Hala ere, ados nago nire iritzi-emailearekin ez dudala zientzia fikzio gogorrik idazten. Agian zientzia fikzio erraza idazten dut. Edo agian gauza gogorra barruan dago, ezkutatuta — hezurrak bezala, exoeskeleto batekin alderatuta…
— Ursula K. Le Guin, 2005
Originala: https://www.ursulakleguin.com/a-rant-about-technology
Irudia: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ursula_K._Le_Guin_signature.svg
#etorkizuna #feminismoa #itzulpena #teknologia #UrsulaKLeGuin #zientziaFikzioa #ZiFi
'Very Far Away From Anywhere Else' by Ursula K. Le Guin is a brief, beautiful account of two teen outsiders in 1970s middle-America. As so often with Le Guin, it made me feel very represented.
https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/7130e9bb-c011-4de5-8bdb-0e1b458f127b
#books #bookstodon #ursulakleguin #veryfarawayfromanywhereelse @bookstodon
[Masters Thesis] #Degrowth Aesthetics in #Solarpunk, #TheDispossessed, & #OccupyWallStreet
by Andrew Gabriel Rose, 2024
"This thesis identifies and explores aesthetic strategies in art, literature, and social activism that inspire the desirability of degrowth economic paradigms in post-industrial imaginaries. These imaginaries, composed of cultural images, narratives, and representations, shape collective perceptions, expectations, and understandings. Drawing examples from The Dispossessed by #UrsulaKLeGuin, stylistic elements from the emerging solarpunk genre, and practical demonstrations of direct action achieved by the Occupy Wall Street movement, the study explores how artists, scholars, and activists can present beautiful or compelling alternatives to dominant narratives of growth and consumption using targeted aesthetic strategies. A comparative analysis of approaches found in these examples highlights the competitiveness of narratives and practices that prioritize #sustainability, #equity, and well-being over the prevailing logic of endless economic expansion. By synthesizing insights …
[Masters Thesis] #Degrowth Aesthetics in #Solarpunk, #TheDispossessed, & #OccupyWallStreet
by Andrew Gabriel Rose, 2024
"This thesis identifies and explores aesthetic strategies in art, literature, and social activism that inspire the desirability of degrowth economic paradigms in post-industrial imaginaries. These imaginaries, composed of cultural images, narratives, and representations, shape collective perceptions, expectations, and understandings. Drawing examples from The Dispossessed by #UrsulaKLeGuin, stylistic elements from the emerging solarpunk genre, and practical demonstrations of direct action achieved by the Occupy Wall Street movement, the study explores how artists, scholars, and activists can present beautiful or compelling alternatives to dominant narratives of growth and consumption using targeted aesthetic strategies. A comparative analysis of approaches found in these examples highlights the competitiveness of narratives and practices that prioritize #sustainability, #equity, and well-being over the prevailing logic of endless economic expansion. By synthesizing insights from these diverse sources, this study seeks to contribute to a deeper understanding of how aesthetics can be leveraged to promote degrowth as a viable and desirable economic alternative. Additionally, it seeks to inform future interventions by providing concrete examples and strategies for promoting degrowth in ways that resonate with diverse audiences, ultimately helping a sustainable and equitable society become more imaginable."
https://scholarworks.calstate.edu/concern/theses/mg74qv204
#SolarPunkSunday
Der 4. Erdsee Band ist bisher mein liebster, aber er ist extrem heftig, schmerzhaft, klug, herzzerreißend und auch voller Hoffnung in der ganzen Verzweiflung. Vor allem ist es ein zeitloser Blick auf die verschiedenen Rollen, die Frauen annehmen (müssen).
#ursulaKLeguin #Erdsee #lesen @buchstodon
«Los que construyen muros son sus propios prisioneros. Voy a cumplir la función que me corresponde en el organismo social. Voy a deshacer muros».
#ursulakleguin
Writers! Kick next week off with a craft panel discussing "Writing a Successful Inciting Incident." The panel includes Stelliform author Rebecca Campbell (Ursula K. Le Guin Prize winner for her novella ARBOREALITY) as well as other fab authors.
Find the YouTube link here: https://www.youtube.com/live/G-KlFFp_OrI
#tbrcon #tbrcon2025 #bookevents #rebeccacampbell #ursulakleguin #ursulakleguinprize #sciencefiction #bookstodon #books
Quite different from the planetary #scifi I associate most with #UrsulaKLeGuin , the story of a man whose dreams change reality, and the sleep doctor who exploits him. Written with her trademark elegance and wisdom, with shifts between quiet interiority and 'big budget' spectacle that only literary sci fi can offer. A classic that I'm amazed I got so far into my life to get around to reading! @bookstodon #bookstodon #FinishedReading
"In 1982, an interviewer for a science fiction magazine asked Le Guin what she would do to save the world. She answered impatiently: “The syntax implies a further clause beginning with if…What would I do to save the world if I were omnipotent? But I am not, so the question is trivial. What would I do to save the world if I were a middle-aged middle-class woman? Write novels and worry.”"
https://lithub.com/the-way-of-water-on-the-quiet-power-of-ursula-k-le-guins-activism/
Právě dočteno.
Přednášky, úvahy a eseje jedné z nejdůležitějších autorek fantastické literatury o tom, že fantasy a sci-fi bylo a stále ještě je, v určitých literárně snobských kruzích, hanobeno a bráno jako něco podřadného, něco, co je určeno jen dětem.
Útlá, ale podnětná knížečka se spoustou zajímavých informací, úvah a tipů na dobré knihy a autory a pro skalní fandy Ursuly K. Le Guin povinnost. Její láska k žánrové literatuře je tu přímo hmatatelná.
@knihy #kniha #knihy #book #books #fantasy #SciFi #ursula_k_le_guin #ursulakleguin #LeGuinUrsulaK #esej #eseje #fantastika #literature #literatura #Gnóm #JakubNěmeček
“Al vivir en un mundo en el que sólo se aprecian las ganancias, un mundo como una frontera siempre en expansión que carece de valor propio, plenitud propia,uno se arriesga a perder el valor que tiene de sí mismo”.
#UrsulaKLeGuin Inspiración permanente.
https://lecturassumergidas.com/2018/04/30/ursula-k-le-guin-agitadora/
“El espíritu de la imaginación es peligroso para quienes se aprovechan del estado de las cosas porque tiene el poder de demostrar que el estado de las cosas no es permanente, ni universal, ni necesario”.
#UrsulaKLeGuin
Nuestra #AutoraSumergida de Hoy
https://lecturassumergidas.com/2018/04/30/ursula-k-le-guin-agitadora/
Do you believe in #ClimateSolutions? You just might be a #solarpunk.
What started as an idea for a new approach to science fiction has evolved into a worldwide community.
"For practical inspiration, solarpunk looks to permaculture and Indigenous agriculture, sustainable architecture like Earthships and Arcosanti, as well as the maker movement and DIY culture. The future-focused inspiration has roots in the work of science fiction writers like Ursula K. Le Guin, Kim Stanley Robinson, and Octavia E. Butler, all of whom explore climate change, alternative economies, and equitable community in their work."
by Sarena Ulibarri Contributor
Apr 04, 2022
"There are people all over the world who believe a just and sustainable world is possible. Maybe you’re one of them. Oh, the details of how that world works will vary according to our individual priorities and values, not to mention the physical and political climate of …
Do you believe in #ClimateSolutions? You just might be a #solarpunk.
What started as an idea for a new approach to science fiction has evolved into a worldwide community.
"For practical inspiration, solarpunk looks to permaculture and Indigenous agriculture, sustainable architecture like Earthships and Arcosanti, as well as the maker movement and DIY culture. The future-focused inspiration has roots in the work of science fiction writers like Ursula K. Le Guin, Kim Stanley Robinson, and Octavia E. Butler, all of whom explore climate change, alternative economies, and equitable community in their work."
by Sarena Ulibarri Contributor
Apr 04, 2022
"There are people all over the world who believe a just and sustainable world is possible. Maybe you’re one of them. Oh, the details of how that world works will vary according to our individual priorities and values, not to mention the physical and political climate of where we live. But we share the same vision: a future in which we’ve tackled the environmental and social justice issues of our time in a way that brings humanity, nature, and technology into harmony. We dream of green, community-centered cities; of high-tech, ethical farms; of pollution-free skies and plastic-free oceans. We dream of a world of abundance and inclusion, with equitable resource distribution and flattened hierarchies. We know we can’t achieve this by following the same path we’ve been walking; we must work together to blaze a new and better trail.
"We are artists and writers and musicians. We are activists and community organizers and urban planners. We are architects and scientists and engineers. We are gardeners and gamers and makers.
[...]
"Though we sometimes disagree about what a solarpunk world looks like, we are united by our vision of a future based on hope. But 'hope' is a tricky concept. It can be a catalyst for action, or a crutch supporting denial. Hiding from horrid realities or deluding ourselves that everything will turn out OK is not the type of hope solarpunks embrace. We know that climate change is here, and we acknowledge how bad it could get. We accept that tough times lie ahead, and imagine ways of adapting to those challenges with resilience, compassion, and equity. We’re rethinking how we live our lives and how we organize our societies, trying to reshape our systems so they serve the needs of the many instead of the wants of the few. We’re rethinking our relationships with technology and with nature, searching for a sustainable balance between the two."
#SolarPunkSunday #UrsulaKLeGuin #OctaviaButler #KimStanleyRobinson #TEK #ClimateChange #AlternativeEconomics #TimeDollar #TimeBanks #BuildingCommunity #EquitableCommunity #Resiliency #BuildingCommunity #AnotherWorldIsPossible
New peer-reviewed journal alert!
UKL: The Journal of Ursula K. Le Guin Studies is a peer-reviewed, annual publication focused on the work of Ursula K. Le Guin and scholarship on that work. The primary goal of the journal is to provide a space where a diverse range of Le Guin-related scholarship can be encouraged and sustained.
#LeGuin #UrsulaKLeGuin #SFF #ScienceFiction #Fantasy #Journal #CFP #CallForPapers #Academics
Was once again reminded of Ursula K. Leguin's daily schedule, and why this woman was an icon on every single level.
#UrsulaKLeguin #Books #Bookstodon #book #Writing #WritingCommunity
