In this reading series, we will read Octavia Butler’s Parable of the Sower and Parable of the Talents, with a focus on understanding the appeal the genre of speculative fiction has for women writers; what insights the two texts provide us into Butler’s particular vision of the future; and what Butler’s female-centered dystopian narratives tell us about women’s roles in American society.
Reader Series: Octavia Butler's Parables takes place remotely online via Zoom.
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Dr. Brenda R. Smith is a Kent State University Associate Professor Emerita, English. During her tenure at Kent State University at Stark, she taught American, African American, women’s, and modernist literatures. Dr. Smith earned both her B.A. in English and her Ph.D. in American and African American literatures from Case Western Reserve University. She earned her M.A. in American literature from Cleveland State University.
This class takes place online via Zoom
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