A number of texts by Octavia Butler centre around the end of the world and how those affected deal with these new circumstances. In this seminar we will look at two of those texts in depth, namely Parable of the Sower (1993) and Dawn (1987). Both texts focus on characters’ responses to a dead or dying Planet Earth while there is a big emphasis on how to form new bonds, networks, and kinships.
All texts will be made available via the Moodle platform.
- Kursleiter/in: Renzo Baas
Semester: WiSe 2023/24