Worldbuilding in The Left Hand Of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin, 1969)

HELLO! Gosh so sorry for my absence but thank you for your patience. Today's episode covers the worldbuilding within the scifi masterpiece The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin and some of the history surrounding when the book was published. Hope you enjoy the episode and don't forget to try some worldbuilding for yourself!

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Time Stamps
3:20 - Episode Outline
4:03 - Background Information on Book and Author with Overview of the 1960's civil rights era
24:31 - Discussion on worldbuilding
1:02:50 - Final Thoughts
1:07:30 - Creative Prompt
Outro - 1:08:55

Civil Rights links

• https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/civil_rights/background.htm
• https://www.britannica.com/list/timeline-of-the-american-civil-rights-movement
• https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/obituaries/overlooked-marsha-p-johnson.html
• https://www.history.com/topics/gay-rights/the-stonewall-riots
• https://guides.loc.gov/lgbtq-studies/stonewall-era
• https://www.nycpride.org/about-pride/our-history
• https://www.pbssocal.org/shows/lost-la/the-black-cat-harbinger-of-lgbtq-civil-rights
• https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/civil-rights-movement#fair-housing-act-of-1968

Ursula K. Le Guin links

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Left_Hand_of_Darkness#Background
• https://www.ursulakleguin.com/

Worldbuilding

• https://www.novlr.org/the-reading-room/5-worldbuilding-exercises-for-science-fiction-and-fantasy
• https://www.sfwa.org/2009/08/04/fantasy-worldbuilding-questions/
• https://blog.nanowrimo.org/post/176308111791/20-questions-to-ask-yourself-when-world-building

Trevor Project
https://www.thetrevorproject.org/
Point of Pride
https://www.pointofpride.org/

Chapters

• 3:20 Episode Outline
• 4:03 Background Information on Book and Author with Overview of the 1960's civil rights era
• 24:31 Discussion on worldbuilding
• 1:02:50 Final Thoughts
• 1:07:30 Creative Prompt
• 1:08:55 Outro