Welcome by Sue Hodson
Sue Hodson from The Huntington welcomes participants and attendees to “Octavia E. Butler Studies: Convergence of an Expanding Field,” a conference hel...
Octavia E. Butler Studies: Convergence of an Expanding Field
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Inspired by the award-winning speculative fiction author Octavia E. Butler (1947–2006), leading experts in the field will explore the expansive ways Butler’s writing, research, and life foster deeper understanding of the past, present, and possible futures. The conference was held at The Huntington June 23, 2017.
Remarks by Ayana Jamieson
Ayana Jamieson from the Octavia E. Butler Legacy Network and SUNY Empire State College delivers remarks for “Octavia E. Butler Studies: Convergence of...
Experience, Research, and Writing: Octavia E. Butler as Author of Disability Literature
Sami Schalk from University of Wisconsin, Madison, delivers a talk titled “Experience, Research, and Writing: Octavia E. Butler as Author of Disabilit...
Time Bombs, Time Lapse, and Time Capsules in the Fiction of Octavia Butler and the Art of Ellen Gallagher
Jenny Terry from Durham University delivers a talk titled “Time Bombs, Time Lapse, and Time Capsules in the Fiction of Octavia Butler and the Art of E...
Plasmodial Improprieties: Octavia E. Butler, Slime Molds, and Imagining a Femi-Queer Commons
Aimee Bahng from Pomona College delivers a talk titled “Plasmodial Improprieties: Octavia E. Butler, Slime Molds, and Imagining a Femi-Queer Commons.”...
Memory, Resistance, and Liberation: Anyanwu as “Lieu de Mémoire” in Octavia E. Butler’s Patternist Series
Cassandra L. Jones from University of South Carolina Upstate delivers a talk titled “Memory, Resistance, and Liberation: Anyanwu as ‘Lieu de Mémoire’ ...
Parables of the Trickster
Gerry Canavan from Marquette University delivers a talk titled “Parables of the Trickster.” This talk was included in the session titled “Beyond Octav...
Climate Refugees in the Greenhouse World: Archiving Global Warming/Imagining the Future of Climate Change with Octavia E. Butler
Shelley Streeby from University of California, San Diego, delivers a talk titled “Climate Refugees in the Greenhouse World: Archiving Global Warming/I...
Roundtable Communal Convergence / Question and Answer Session
Sami Schalk, Jenny Terry, Aimee Bahng, Cassandra L. Jones, Gerry Canavan, and Shelley Streeby participate in a rountable discussion with facilitators ...