Octavia E. Butler with Kendra R. Parker
Bloomsbury Academic Podcast
English - July 08, 2021 15:04 - 34 minutes - 34.4 MBBooks Arts Society & Culture drama academic books internationalrelations literarystudies philosophy politics Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Octavia E. Butler is widely recognized today as one of the most important figures in contemporary science fiction. In this episode, Kendra R. Parker discusses what attracted her to Butler’s work, before jumping into discussions about Afrofuturism, the environment, representation in literature, and much more. Connecting current social movements to those of Butler’s time, this episode ultimately reflects on the timeless nature of Butler’s work and her uncanny ability to predict the future.