Talk:Pamela Zoline

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Basic information needed[edit]

Considering how influential Zoline is, there seems to be scant biographical information readily available about her; the Papke article is the best thing I've found. If anyone knows more about her, this stub could really use help. In addition, a properly grounded overview of her writing and place in sci fi and feminist fiction is needed. Alafarge (talk) 01:59, 18 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The German Wik page has some biographical information, including a statement that she studied at Barnard College and the Slade School of Art. How-ever it has no references for that statement. Kdammers (talk) 11:01, 18 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I haven't found a source on Barnard yet, but I have added a source for the Slade School. Alafarge (talk) 20:07, 27 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Early years/birthplace[edit]

I have added Chicago as her place of birth, based on Oxford's reference material. How-ever, this seems to contradict our text in that the text says she spent her early years [not "most of her early years"] in the UK.Kdammers (talk) 10:48, 18 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

http://areafiftytwo.yolasite.com/pamela-zoline.php has her education at Barnard and Slade. Is this a citable source? Kdammers (talk) 03:27, 27 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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I can't figure out how to add a category: Kdammers (talk) 03:05, 27 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I've updated the early years info based on her entry in The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and other sources.Alafarge (talk)

Article for deletion?[edit]

I couldn't find any page discussing whether or not to keep or delete this article.

I did a Google search for "Pamela Zoline" and "scholarly articles" and got 18,100 hits, including references in the Washington Post, NY Times, JSTOR, De Pauw University, University of Louisville, Oxford, Manchester School of Art, U. of Wisconsin, CUNY, Wesleyan, etc. etc. etc.

Most of these refer to her most famous story, but there is no denying that that one story has had a significant impact and that Pamela Zoline is being studied in relation to feminist science fiction, women in science fiction, and just for the ideas and stylistic innovation of her stories.

I vote for strong "Keep." Pascalulu88 (talk) 12:57, 19 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I have added a bunch of references that support notability and confirm some of the biographical info. I have also slightly reorganized the page. Given the huge amount of scholarly writing about Zoline, and other editors' opinions on this page, I have gone ahead and deleted the notability flag (template). Alafarge (talk)