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Hear, Here: Humanities Up Close
"The American Project: Legacies of Slavery in Octavia E. Butler’s Kindred" with Susana Morris
With the “Hear, Here” series, we aim to facilitate conversations around new research in the humanities. Faculty fellows at the Institute for the Humanities will discuss a part of their current project in a short talk followed by a Q & A session.
About this talk:
In 1976, the United States was celebrating the Bicentennial, or the 200th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Set in both 1976 and antebellum America, science fiction pioneer Octavia E. Butler’s Kindred is part of a cadre of neo-slave narratives that reckon with the nation’s legacy in ways that defied the heady Bicentennial. In this talk, I will discuss the role of the Bicentennial in Kindred and in Butler's life and work.
About Susana Morris:
Susana M. Morris is a 2023 Norman Freehling Visiting Professor at the Institute for the Humanities and associate professor of literature, media, and communication at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
About this talk:
In 1976, the United States was celebrating the Bicentennial, or the 200th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Set in both 1976 and antebellum America, science fiction pioneer Octavia E. Butler’s Kindred is part of a cadre of neo-slave narratives that reckon with the nation’s legacy in ways that defied the heady Bicentennial. In this talk, I will discuss the role of the Bicentennial in Kindred and in Butler's life and work.
About Susana Morris:
Susana M. Morris is a 2023 Norman Freehling Visiting Professor at the Institute for the Humanities and associate professor of literature, media, and communication at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
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