Human contradictions in Octavia E. Butler's work

Human contradictions in Octavia E. Butler's work

by Japtok, Martin Jenkins, Jerry

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Human Contradictions in Octavia Butler's Work continues the critical discussions of Butler's work by offering a variety of theoretical perspectives and approaches to Butler's text. This collection contains original essays that engage Butler's series (Seed to Harvest, Xenogenesis, Parables), her stand-alone novels (Kindred and Fledgling), and her short stories. The essays explore new facets of Butler's work and its relevance to philosophy, sociology, anthropology, psychology, cultural studies, e…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Human contradictions in Octavia E. Butler's work / Martin Japtok, Jerry Rafiki Jenkins, editors.

Summary

Human Contradictions in Octavia Butler's Work continues the critical discussions of Butler's work by offering a variety of theoretical perspectives and approaches to Butler's text. This collection contains original essays that engage Butler's series (Seed to Harvest, Xenogenesis, Parables), her stand-alone novels (Kindred and Fledgling), and her short stories. The essays explore new facets of Butler's work and its relevance to philosophy, sociology, anthropology, psychology, cultural studies, ethnic studies, womens studies, religious studies, American studies, and U.S. history. The volume establishes new ways of reading this seminal figure in African American literature, science fiction, feminism, and popular culture.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2020

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Palgrave Macmillan
  • Place of Publication:Cham, Switzerland
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2020

Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Physical Object

  • Description:ix, 252 pages : 22 cm

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:3030466248, 9783030466244
  • oclc:on1196909114
  • LC Classification:PS3552.U827
  • Dewey Decimal:813/.54

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