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Author Sanchez-Taylor, Joy, author.

Title Diverse futures : science fiction and authors of color / Joy Sanchez-Taylor.

Publication Info. Columbus : The Ohio State University Press, [2021]
©2021

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Location Call No. Status OPAC Message Public Note Gift Note
 Moore Stacks  PS648.S3 S25 2021    Available  Overflow at Circulation  Books located behind the circulation desk
Description x, 188 pages ; 23 cm.
Series New suns: race, gender, and sexuality in the speculative
New suns: race, gender, and sexuality in the speculative.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-176) and index.
Contents Introduction: "An image of tomorrow" -- Space travel and first contact narratives -- Race, genetics, and science fiction -- The apocalypse has already come: post-apocalyptic landscapes -- "Our knowledge is not primitive": Indigenous and Eurowestern science -- Conclusion: "How long 'til Black future month?"
Summary "An examination of science fiction tropes in Octavia E. Butler, Ted Chiang, Sabrina Vourvoulias, and many others, demonstrates how authors of various races and ethnicities write SF that pays homage to the genre while also creating a more diverse and inclusive portrait of the future"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject Science fiction, American -- Minority authors -- History and criticism.
Science fiction, American.
Minority authors.
Science fiction -- Minority authors -- History and criticism.
Science fiction.
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
ISBN 9780814214732 (cloth)
0814214738 (cloth)
9780814257975 (paperback)
0814257976 (paperback)
9780814281338 (ebook)
0814281338 (ebook)
Standard No. 40030675665