Into the Unknown: The Left Hand of Darkness

About this episode

Catherine and her cousin Luke discuss Ursula K. Le Guin's 'The Left Hand of Darkness' and its themes of gender and understanding.

Catherine welcomes on a new guest, her cousin Luke to discuss the Left Hand of Darkness, the first win for Ursula K. Le Guin, one of the greatest sci-fi writers ever. They discuss what it would mean to live on a world without clear genders, if technology equals progress, and what it entails to truly understand someone else.

People in this episode

Host: Catherine

Guest: Luke

Topics covered

• gender
• science fiction
• understanding others
• technology and progress
• Ursula K. Le Guin

Keywords

• Left Hand of Darkness
• Ursula K. Le Guin
• gender
• science fiction
• technology
• understanding

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Left Hand of Darkness

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